"言不及義" meaning in Chinese

See 言不及義 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ i⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ i⁵¹/, /jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiː²²/ Chinese transliterations: yánbùjíyì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jin⁴ bat¹ kap⁶ ji⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yánbùjíyì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yánbùjíyì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yen²-pu⁴-chi²-i⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yán-bù-jí-yì [Mandarin, Yale], yanbujyiyih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], яньбуцзии [Mandarin, Palladius], janʹbuczii [Mandarin, Palladius], yìhn bāt kahp yih [Cantonese, Yale], jin⁴ bat⁷ kap⁹ ji⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yin⁴ bed¹ keb⁶ yi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 言不及义
Etymology: From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·衞靈公》)}} (《論語·衞靈公》) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 言不及義
  1. to never talk about anything serious; to talk frivolously Tags: idiomatic
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      "zh-pron": "yanbujyiyih"
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      "zh-pron": "яньбуцзии"
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      "zh-pron": "janʹbuczii"
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