言不由衷

yán bù yóu zhōng

Meaning

to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth different

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言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say亠二口不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一由yóucause, reason; from田衷zhōngsincere, heartfelt衣中