- to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
- saying one thing but meaning sth different
Characters
- 言 (言): words; speech; to say; to talk
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 由 (由): to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- 衷 (衷): inner feelings
Resources
- Wiktionary: 言不由衷
- MDBG: 言不由衷
- Examples with 言不由衷 on Tatoeba
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