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The Chinese word huangyan - 谎言 - huǎngyán
(lie in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

huǎngyán

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English translations

lie,
falsehood, fib, fairy tale

Chinese characters:


Chinese characters  ( huangyan / huǎngyán ) with pronunciation (English translation: lie )

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谎言 ( huangyan / huǎngyán ) is composed of these characters: 谎 (huang) , 言 (yan)
谎言 ( huangyan / huǎngyán ) in traditional characters
謊言
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 谎言 ( huangyan / huǎngyán ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Ta de hua quan shi huangyan.
Tā de huà quán shì huǎngyán.
 – English translation: Everything he says is a lie.

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to say  |  speech
 
More words that mean lie in Chinese
huǎng ( 谎 )

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