龙舌兰
lóng shé lán
Pinyin

Definition

龙舌兰
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lóng shé lán
  1. agave (genus of plants)
  2. Agave americana
  3. tequila

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

舌战
shé zhàn
  1. 1 verbal sparring
  2. 2 duel of words
舌头
shé tou
  1. 1 tongue
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
七嘴八舌
qī zuǐ bā shé
  1. 1 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
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
咋舌
zhà shé
  1. 1 to be speechless
  2. 2 also pr. [zé shé]
唇枪舌剑
chún qiāng shé jiàn
  1. 1 fight a battle of words
  2. 2 cross verbal swords
唇舌
chún shé
  1. 1 argument
  2. 2 words
  3. 3 lips and tongue
喉舌
hóu shé
  1. 1 mouthpiece
  2. 2 spokesperson
嚼舌根
jiáo shé gēn
  1. 1 to gossip
  2. 2 to argue unnecessarily
塞舌尔
Sài shé ěr
  1. 1 the Seychelles
牛舌
niú shé
  1. 1 ox tongue
瞠目结舌
chēng mù jié shé
  1. 1 stupefied
  2. 2 flabbergasted
舌吻
shé wěn
  1. 1 to French kiss
  2. 2 French kiss
舌尖
shé jiān
  1. 1 tip of tongue
  2. 2 apical
舌根
shé gēn
  1. 1 back of tongue
  2. 2 tongue root
  3. 3 dorsal
长舌
cháng shé
  1. 1 loquacious
  2. 2 to have a loose tongue
长舌妇
cháng shé fù
  1. 1 female gossip
  2. 2 busybody
饶舌
ráo shé
  1. 1 talkative
  2. 2 to blather
  3. 3 to shoot one's mouth off
  4. 4 rap (genre of music)
鸭舌帽
yā shé mào
  1. 1 peaked cap

Idioms (13)

口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
如簧之舌
rú huáng zhī shé
  1. 1 lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a glib tongue
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
白费唇舌
bái fèi chún shé
  1. 1 to whistle down the wind
  2. 2 to waste one's breath (idiom)
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
  1. 1 to incite trouble between people (idiom)
轻口薄舌
qīng kǒu bó shé
  1. 1 lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
  2. 2 caustic and sharp-tongued
轻嘴薄舌
qīng zuǐ bó shé
  1. 1 lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
  2. 2 caustic and sharp-tongued
逞其口舌
chěng qí kǒu shé
  1. 1 to boast of one's quarrels to others (idiom)
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
  1. 1 blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker

Sample Sentences

包在我身上。鸡尾酒一般都要有一种基酒做主料。金酒、朗姆酒、威士忌、龙舌兰、伏特加、白兰地都是常见的基酒。然后配上一些辅料。你们有没有喜欢的酒？
bāozàiwǒshēnshàng 。jīwěijiǔ yībān dōu yào yǒu yī zhǒng jījiǔ zuò zhǔliào 。jīnjiǔ 、lǎngmǔjiǔ 、wēishìjì 、lóngshélán 、fútèjiā 、báilándì dōu shì chángjiàn de jījiǔ 。ránhòu pèishàng yīxiē fǔliào 。nǐmen yǒumeiyǒu xǐhuan de jiǔ ？
Leave it to me. Cocktails usually have a type of alcohol as a base. Gin, rum, whiskey, tequila, vodka, brandy are all often used as bases. After that it's complemented by additional ingredients. Do you all have a drink that you like?
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