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嚼舌头
jiáo shé tóu
Pinyin
Definition
嚼舌头
-
jiáo shé tóu
to gossip
to argue unnecessarily
Character Decomposition
嚼
口
爫
罒
丨
彐
乚
丶
寸
舌
舌
头
大
⺀
Related Words
(20)
咀嚼
jǔ jué
1
to chew
2
to think over
嚼
jiáo
1
to chew
2
also pr. [jué]
舌战
shé zhàn
1
verbal sparring
2
duel of words
舌头
shé tou
1
tongue
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
七嘴八舌
qī zuǐ bā shé
1
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口舌
kǒu shé
1
dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
2
to talk sb round
喉舌
hóu shé
1
mouthpiece
2
spokesperson
嚼劲
jiáo jìn
1
chewiness
嚼舌根
jiáo shé gēn
1
to gossip
2
to argue unnecessarily
塞舌尔
Sài shé ěr
1
the Seychelles
瞠目结舌
chēng mù jié shé
1
stupefied
2
flabbergasted
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
1
to eat slowly (idiom)
舌吻
shé wěn
1
to French kiss
2
French kiss
舌尖
shé jiān
1
tip of tongue
2
apical
舌根
shé gēn
1
back of tongue
2
tongue root
3
dorsal
长舌
cháng shé
1
loquacious
2
to have a loose tongue
长舌妇
cháng shé fù
1
female gossip
2
busybody
饶舌
ráo shé
1
talkative
2
to blather
3
to shoot one's mouth off
4
rap (genre of music)
鸭舌帽
yā shé mào
1
peaked cap
Idioms
(17)
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
1
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
2
tasteless
3
insipid
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
如簧之舌
rú huáng zhī shé
1
lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
2
fig. a glib tongue
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
1
lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
2
fig. to have a glib tongue
弄嘴弄舌
nòng zuǐ nòng shé
1
to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
1
agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
2
gaping and speechless
拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
1
lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
搬唇递舌
bān chún dì shé
1
to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
2
to blab
3
to tell tales
白费唇舌
bái fèi chún shé
1
to whistle down the wind
2
to waste one's breath (idiom)
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
1
to eat slowly (idiom)
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
1
to incite trouble between people (idiom)
贪多嚼不烂
tān duō jiáo bù làn
1
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
轻口薄舌
qīng kǒu bó shé
1
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
2
caustic and sharp-tongued
轻嘴薄舌
qīng zuǐ bó shé
1
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
2
caustic and sharp-tongued
逞其口舌
chěng qí kǒu shé
1
to boast of one's quarrels to others (idiom)
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
1
blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
Sample Sentences