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明言

míng yán

2-character word

What 明言 means

1. to say clearly
2. to argue clearly
3. to pronounce
4. pronounced

The characters in 明言

• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

Words containing 明言

• 喻世明言Yù shì Míng yánanother name for 古今小说

Sounds the same

Read míng yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 名言saying; famous remark
• 铭言motto; slogan

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