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谎言腿短 — “Lies are easily exposed”

谎言腿短 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Lies are easily exposed”. Falsehoods cannot stand for long and will eventually be discovered. Literally, “Lies have short legs”.

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谎言腿短 Pronunciation and Pinyin

谎言腿短 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
谎
huǎng11to lie or fabricate
言
yán7speak, say, words
腿
tuǐ13Leg or ham
短
duǎn12short, brief, lack, flaw

Example Sentence with 谎言腿短

他试图隐瞒真相,但很快就发现谎言腿短,他的借口很快被大家识破。
He tried to hide the truth, but soon realized that lies have short legs, and his excuses were quickly seen through by everyone.

Idioms Related to 谎言腿短

More idioms starting with 谎

  • huǎng谎huà话lián连piān篇full of lies

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What does 谎言腿短 mean?

谎言腿短 (huǎng yán tuǐ duǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Lies are easily exposed”.

How do you pronounce 谎言腿短?

谎言腿短 is pronounced huǎng yán tuǐ duǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 谎言腿短 literally mean?

Literally, 谎言腿短 means “Lies have short legs”. It is used to mean “Lies are easily exposed”.

What is the Chinese definition of 谎言腿短?

指假话是站不住脚的,很快被戳穿

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