言不及義 yán bù jí yì

to talk nonsense (idiom); frivolous talk

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to talk nonsense (idiom)
  2. 2. frivolous talk

Characters

Character Meaning
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
及 jí HSK 4
to reach; and; up to
義 yì
meaning; righteousness; justice