粵

信seon3口hau2雌ci1黃wong4

simp信口雌黄
seon3 hau2 ci1 wong4xìn kǒu cí huáng

English

  1. to speak off the cuff
  2. to casually opine
  3. to make irresponsible remarks; wag one's tongue too freely;

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 本指稱讚晉代王衍能夠隨口更正講錯嘅説話,後來比喻不顧事實真相,隨口批評。雌黃即雞冠石,過去寫字用黃紙,寫錯咗就用黃色嘅雌黃塗抹後重寫。

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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