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to speak off the cuff · to casually opine

信口雌黄
xìn kǒu cí huáng
x+ìn·4th tonek+ǒu·3rd tonec+í·2nd toneh+uáng·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to talk rubbish胡说八道hú shuō bā dàobabbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings · double Dutch胡言乱语hú yán luàn yǔto speak without thinking (idiom) · to blurt sth out信口开河xìn kǒu kāi héto talk drivel · to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact · not to know what one is talking about瞎说xiā shuōto create something from nothing (idiom)无中生有wú zhōng shēng yǒuto alter a text indiscriminately (idiom) · to make irresponsible criticism妄下雌黄wàng xià cí huáng
Antonyms
borne out by evidence信而有征xìn ér yǒu zhēng(idiom) to speak with conviction言之凿凿yán zhī záo záo
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