酒后吐真言

Traditional: 酒後吐真言

jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán

Dictionary entry

after wine, spit out the truth

What does 酒后吐真言 mean?

酒后吐真言 (jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1after wine, spit out the truth

2in vino veritas

Character breakdown

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酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine) · liquor 后Hòusurname Hou 吐tǔto spit · to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)真zhēnreally · truly 言yánwords · speech

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How to pronounce 酒后吐真言

酒后吐真言

jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán

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