言之凿凿

Traditional: 言之鑿鑿

yán zhī záo záo

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to speak with conviction

What does 言之凿凿 mean?

言之凿凿 (yán zhī záo záo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to speak with conviction

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言yánwords · speech 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 凿záo(bound form) chisel · to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig

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言之凿凿

yán zhī záo záo

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