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Words, words, words

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Confanity

千言万語 sen.gen.ban.go Literally: thousand – say – ten thousand – word Alternately: Very many words. A vast number of words. Really quite a very large number of words indeed. Speech or writing that is long-winded, meandering, overdone, prolix, repetitive, tedious, … Continue reading →

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Do what I say, say what I do

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Confanity

An elephant’s faithful, one hundred percent! 言行一致 gen.kou.i-.cchi Literally: speak – go/act – one – do Alternately: One’s words and actions are in accord. Doing what one says. Walking the walk as well as talking the talk. The opposite of … Continue reading →

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