Chinese
huǎngyán
Meaning: lie; falsehood
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

他的謊言很快就被拆穿了。
他的谎言很快就被拆穿了。
His lie was soon exposed.
知子莫若父,他一眼就看穿了兒子的謊言。
A father knows his son best; he saw through his son's lie at a glance.
他用謊言欺騙了所有人的信任。
He deceived everyone's trust with lies.
只有傻瓜才會相信那種謊言。
Only a fool would believe that kind of lie.
警察揭穿了這個騙子的謊言。
The police exposed this scammer's lies.

Usage Notes

Refers to a statement that the speaker knows is false, typically used to deceive.

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