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Pronunciation / Transliteration: soranenbutsu
"彼の演説は偽善的な空念仏ばかりだった。"
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Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.
"His speech was full of pious cant about helping the poor, but he did nothing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'canten' (to sing, whine), stemming from Latin 'cantare' (frequentative of canere, to sing). Historically, it shifted in the 16th century to denote the whining tone of beggars, subsequently evolving to describe the secret jargon of thieves, hypocritical language, and tilted angles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cant" is said worldwide
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patelinage
Transliteration: patelinage
"Son discours était plein de patelinage."
Heuchelei
Transliteration: Heuchelei
"Seine Rede war voller Heuchelei."
ipocrisia
Transliteration: ipocrisia
"Il suo discorso era pieno di ipocrisia."
fariseísmo
Transliteration: fariseismo
"Su discurso estaba lleno de fariseísmo."
hipocrisia
Transliteration: hipocrisia
"O discurso dele estava cheio de hipocrisia."
पाखंड
Transliteration: pakhand
"उसका भाषण धार्मिक पाखंड से भरा हुआ था।"
伪善之言
Transliteration: wěishàn zhī yán
"他的演讲充满了伪善之言。"
위선
Transliteration: wiseon
"그의 연설은 위선으로 가득 차 있었습니다."
空念仏
Transliteration: soranenbutsu
"彼の演説は偽善的な空念仏ばかりだった。"
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