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此地無銀三百兩

此地無銀三百兩

Chinese

this place; here
 
-less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-
silver three; 3 hundred
 
both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael
trad. (此地無銀三百兩) 此地
simp. (此地无银三百两) 此地
Literally: “No 300 taels of silver buried here.”.

Idiom

此地無銀三百兩

  1. a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure; a very poor lie which reveals the truth; protest one's innocence too much