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言重

yán zhòng

2-character word

What 言重 means

1. to speak seriously
2. to exaggerate

The characters in 言重

• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to

Sounds the same

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

• 严重grave; serious; severe; critical
• 言中to have one's words prove to be prophetic

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