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title: "Huangyan Meaning: 谎言 (huǎngyán) Means “lie”"
description: "谎言 (traditional 謊言, huǎngyán) means “lie; falsehood”. Hear its tones, see what 谎 and 言 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangyan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 谎言 mean?

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谎言 huǎngyán

## lie; falsehood

## Its characters

1. 谎 huǎng lie
2. 言 yán words

## In a sentence

他的谎言很快就被拆穿了。 His lie was soon exposed.

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## More words with 谎 or 言

- [代言 dàiyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daiyan)
- [方言 fāngyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangyan)
- [发言 fāyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fayan)
- [发言人 fāyánrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fayanren)
- [留言 liúyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuyan)
- [坦言 tǎnyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tanyan)
- [言论 yánlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanlun)
- [言语 yányǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanyu)
- [谣言 yáoyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yaoyan)
- [语言 yǔyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuyan)

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