言之有物

yán zhī yǒu wù

Dictionary entry

(of one's words) to have substance

What does 言之有物 mean?

言之有物 (yán zhī yǒu wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of one's words) to have substance

Character breakdown

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言yánwords · speech 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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言之有物

yán zhī yǒu wù

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