嚼舌根
jiáo shé gēn
Pinyin

Definition

嚼舌根
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jiáo shé gēn
  1. to gossip
  2. to argue unnecessarily

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

根
gēn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
  5. 5 radical (chemistry)
根据
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
根本
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
草根
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口舌
kǒu shé
  1. 1 dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
  2. 2 to talk sb round
咀嚼
jǔ jué
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 to think over
哈根达斯
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
哥本哈根
Gē běn hā gēn
  1. 1 Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
嚼
jiáo
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 also pr. [jué]
培根
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
压根
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
压根儿
yà gēn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
少根筋
shǎo gēn jīn
  1. 1 (coll.) dim-witted
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 absent-minded
扎根
zhā gēn
  1. 1 to take root
根基
gēn jī
  1. 1 foundation
根治
gēn zhì
  1. 1 to bring under permanent control
  2. 2 to effect a radical cure
根源
gēn yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 root (cause)
归根到底
guī gēn dào dǐ
  1. 1 after all
  2. 2 in the final analysis
  3. 3 ultimately
归根结底
guī gēn jié dǐ
  1. 1 in the final analysis
  2. 2 ultimately

Idioms (20)

刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eradicate
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
  1. 1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. 2 tasteless
  3. 3 insipid
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
如簧之舌
rú huáng zhī shé
  1. 1 lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a glib tongue
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
  1. 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
弄嘴弄舌
nòng zuǐ nòng shé
  1. 1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
  1. 1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
  2. 2 gaping and speechless
拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
  1. 1 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
搬唇递舌
bān chún dì shé
  1. 1 to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
  2. 2 to blab
  3. 3 to tell tales
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eliminate completely
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
白费唇舌
bái fèi chún shé
  1. 1 to whistle down the wind
  2. 2 to waste one's breath (idiom)
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
  1. 1 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
  2. 2 knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
  1. 1 to trace something to its source (idiom)
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哈！他可是在你背后说了你不少“好话”呀，被人陷害都还不知道，你呀，不够聪明就不要学人在背后嚼舌根。
hā ！tā kě shì zài nǐ bèihòu shuō le nǐ bùshǎo “hǎohuà ”ya ，bèi rén xiànhài dōu hái bù zhīdào ，nǐ ya ，bùgòu cōngming jiù bù yào xué rén zàibèihòu jiáoshégēn 。
Ha! He always has a lot of "good" things to say about you behind your back. You don't even know when you're being sabotaged. If you're not clever enough to carry it off, don't gossip behind other people's backs.
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哎哟，你们这些中年妇女就喜欢嚼舌根，传这个传那个。
āiyōu ，nǐmen zhèxiē zhōngnián fùnǚ jiù xǐhuan jiáoshégēn ，chuán zhè ge chuán nàge 。
Oh, goodness. You middle-aged women just love to gossip. Talking about this and that.
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