言為心聲 in Chinese

IPA: /jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yánwéixīnshēng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], yánwéixīnshēng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yánwéisinsheng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], yen²-wei²-hsin¹-shêng¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yán-wéi-syīn-shēng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], yanweishinsheng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], яньвэйсиньшэн [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], janʹvɛjsinʹšɛn [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 言为心声 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 言為心聲

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      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "言為心聲"
}

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    },
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        "Palladius",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹvɛjsinʹšɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/"
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"言為心聲" meaning in Chinese

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