言之凿凿

Traditional form:

言之鑿鑿

Pinyin (reading):

yánzhīzáozáo

Definitions:

• (idiom) to speak with conviction

Characters:

• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 凿 - chisel; to bore, to pierce
• 凿 - chisel; to bore, to pierce

Traditional characters:

• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 鑿 - chisel; to bore, to pierce
• 鑿 - chisel; to bore, to pierce