"Speaks" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone
 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see
 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon)
 yǒu mù gòng jiàn anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see
 bàn píng cù dabbler / dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
 yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) / action speaks louder than words
 xiǎo gāng pào (coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)
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