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Open the tool →口含天宪 (kǒu hán tiān xiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak with absolute authority, as if one's words are divine law”.
口含天宪 is pronounced kǒu hán tiān xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 口含天宪 means “Mouth holds heavenly decrees”. It is used to mean “to speak with absolute authority, as if one's words are divine law”.
天宪:指朝廷法令。比喻说话就是法律,可以决定人的生死。