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何出此言

hé chū cǐ yándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f32d83b9888e40f7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

何出此言 何出此言 [he2 chu1 ci3 yan2] /where do these words stem from?/why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 何
    hé

    what / how / why / which / carry

    Hé

    surname He

  • 出
    chū

    to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

  • 此
    cǐ

    this / these

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.