Meaning of 此地无银三百两
此地无银三百两 means a clumsy denial that reveals the very thing one intends to conceal. Pronounced cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng.
- a clumsy denial that reveals the very thing one intends to conceal
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
fǎn反
fù复
qiáng强
diào调
zì自
jǐ己
méi没
yǒu有
shēng生
qì气
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
cǐ此
dì地
wú无
yín银
sān三
bǎi百
liǎng两
de的
xíng行
wéi为
，
fǎn反
ér而
shuō说
míng明
tā他
hěn很
zài在
yì意
。
He repeatedly insisted he wasn't angry; this act of '此地无银三百两' actually shows how much he cares.
Tā他
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
shān删
chú除
liáo聊
tiān天
jì记
lù录
，
zhēn真
shì是
cǐ此
dì地
wú无
yín银
sān三
bǎi百
liǎng两
。
He hurriedly deleted the chat history—a perfect case of '此地无银三百两'.
Guān官
yuán员
jí极
lì力
fǒu否
rèn认
shòu受
huì贿
，
jié结
guǒ果
yín银
háng行
de的
jù巨
é额
cún存
kuǎn款
ràng让
tā他
de的
biàn辩
jiě解
chéng成
le了
cǐ此
dì地
wú无
yín银
sān三
bǎi百
liǎng两
。
The official vehemently denied taking bribes, but the huge sum in his bank account made his defense a classic '此地无银三百两'.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
fā发
biǎo表
shēng声
míng明
shuō说
chǎn产
pǐn品
jué绝
duì对
ān安
quán全
，
dàn但
suí随
jí即
bào曝
guāng光
de的
jiǎn检
yàn验
bào报
gào告
ràng让
qí其
shēng声
míng明
xiǎn显
dé得
cǐ此
dì地
wú无
yín银
sān三
bǎi百
liǎng两
。
This company issued a statement claiming their product was absolutely safe, but the subsequent leak of inspection reports made their statement seem like '此地无银三百两'.
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