失言

shī yán

Dictionary entry

slip of the tongue

What does 失言 mean?

失言 (shī yán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1slip of the tongue

2indiscretion

3to blurt out a secret

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失shīto lose · to miss 言yánwords · speech

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How to pronounce 失言

失言

shī yán

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