前言不搭后语 — “To speak disjointedly or incoherently”
前言不搭后语 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak disjointedly or incoherently”. To contradict oneself in one's statements. Literally, “Previous words don't connect with later words”.
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前言不搭后语 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他因为紧张，说得前言不搭后语，把事情都搞砸了
Because he was nervous, he spoke incoherently, making a mess of things.
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- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded in the middle of nowhere
- qián前bù不zháo着cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
- qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人，，hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
- qián前shì事bù不wàng忘，，hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
- qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚，，hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
- qián前rén人zāi栽shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
- qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
- qián前rén人zhòng种shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
- qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
- qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
- qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another
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What does 前言不搭后语 mean?
前言不搭后语 (qián yán bù dā hòu yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak disjointedly or incoherently”.
How do you pronounce 前言不搭后语?
前言不搭后语 is pronounced qián yán bù dā hòu yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前言不搭后语 literally mean?
Literally, 前言不搭后语 means “Previous words don't connect with later words”. It is used to mean “to speak disjointedly or incoherently”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前言不搭后语?
说得话前后连接不上。多形容思想混乱，不能自圆其说。