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Jyutping zan1 jin4
Pinyin zhēn yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. true statement
  2. incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    真​實​嘅​感受​同​想法
    hidden thoughts and desires, true feelings
    • 酒後吐真言
      酒后吐真言
      One's hidden thoughts may come out when one is drunk.
  2. 名詞
    泛指​印度教​或​佛教​嘅​咒​語​、​口訣​同要語
    mantra; a divine utterance is formed by a group of words in Sanskrit or Pali, which is believed to have some spiritual powers.
    • 有啲信徒會背誦咒語以保護自己免受邪惡力量所影響。
      有啲信徒会背诵咒语以保护自己免受邪恶力量所影响。
      jau5 di1 seon3 tou4 wui5 bui3 zung6 zau3 jyu5 ji5 bou2 wu6 zi6 gei2 min5 sau6 ce4 ok3 lik6 loeng4 so2 jing2 hoeng2
      Some believers may recite Mantra to protect themselves from evil psychic powers.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    incantation
  2. noun
    true words; truthful words
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    酒后吐真言。
    酒後吐真言。
    jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán 。
    • A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    酒后吐真言
    酒後吐真言
    • One's hidden thoughts may come out when one is drunk.