自言自语

Traditional: 自言自語

zì yán zì yǔ

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize

What does 自言自语 mean?

自言自语 (zì yán zì yǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 言yánwords · speech 语yǔdialect · language

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自言自语

zì yán zì yǔ

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