所言不虚

Traditional form:

所言不虛

Pinyin (reading):

suǒyánbùxū

Definitions:

• see 所言非虛／所言非虚 (suǒyánfēixū)

Characters:

• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 虚 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain

Traditional characters:

• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 虛 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain