言不及义

Traditional: 言不及義

yán bù jí yì

Dictionary entry

to talk nonsense (idiom)

What does 言不及义 mean?

言不及义 (yán bù jí yì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to talk nonsense (idiom)

2frivolous talk

Character breakdown

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言yánwords · speech 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-及jíand · to reach 义Yìsurname Yi · (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

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言不及义

yán bù jí yì

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