酒後吐真言 jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán

after wine, spit out the truth; in vino veritas

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. after wine, spit out the truth
  2. 2. in vino veritas

Characters

Character Meaning
酒 jiǔ HSK 3
alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine (esp. rice wine)
後 hòu
behind; after; later
吐 tǔ HSK 5
to spit; to say; to put
真 zhēn HSK 2
real; true; really
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech