失言

yī shí de shī yán

一时的失言

let drop an inappropriate remark unintentionally

jiǔ hòu shī yán

酒后失言

make an indiscreet remark under the influence of alcohol

nà zhǐ bu guò shì yī shí shī yán

那只不过是一时失言。

That's just a slip of the tongue.

wǒ zhī dào tā jiǎng huà de yuán yì bù shì nà yàng zhǐ shì shī yán bà liǎo

我知道他讲话的原意不是那样，只是失言罢了。

I know he didn't mean to say that. It was only a slip of the tongue.

yǒu shí shī yán

有时失言

make a few slips of the tongue sometimes

zài shè jiāo méi tǐ shang shī yán bìng bù hǎn jiàn

在社交媒体上失言并不罕见。

Social media faux-pas are far from rare.

nǐ kě yǐ shī yán dàn bù néng shī xìn

你可以失言，但不能失信。

You can slip of tongue, but cannot fail.