有心之人皆可信口雌黄
“Those with ulterior motives”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
家什尽毁
“Everything was destroyed.”
有心之人 皆可 信口雌黄
“Those with ulterior motives”
随意编造
“can surely make up stories at will.”
“Don't believe a word they say, because malicious people will just make things up.”
In traditional discourse, labeling someone's claims as 'xinkou cihuang' is a powerful moral condemnation against spreading groundless slander.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
people with ulterior motives
A formal noun phrase referring to scheming, malicious, or calculating persons.
to talk nonsense / make irresponsible statements
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) describing fabrication of claims without evidence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You know better than anyone”
“A liar is detestable, no doubt about that,”
“You can lie through your teeth, and I can twist the truth too.”
“Why spout nonsense”
“so you are spouting nonsense here.”
“And in your view?”