挑嘴
tiǎo zuǐ
Pinyin

Definition

挑嘴
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tiǎo zuǐ
  1. to sow discord
  2. picky about food

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

嘴
zuǐ
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 beak
  3. 3 nozzle
  4. 4 spout (of teapot etc)
  5. 5 CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
嘴巴
zuǐ ba
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng]
  3. 3 slap in the face
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
挑
tiāo
  1. 1 to carry on a shoulder pole
  2. 2 to choose
  3. 3 to pick
  4. 4 to nitpick
挑战
tiǎo zhàn
  1. 1 to challenge
  2. 2 challenge
合不拢嘴
hé bù lǒng zuǐ
  1. 1 unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc
  2. 2 grinning from ear to ear
  3. 3 mouth agape
  4. 4 gobsmacked
咧嘴
liě zuǐ
  1. 1 to grin
单挑
dān tiāo
  1. 1 to pick
  2. 2 to choose
  3. 3 to fight a duel
嘴唇
zuǐ chún
  1. 1 lip
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn]
嘴脸
zuǐ liǎn
  1. 1 features, face (esp. derogatorily)
  2. 2 look
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 countenance
嘴里
zuǐ lǐ
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 in the mouth
  3. 3 on one's lips
  4. 4 speech
  5. 5 words
嘴馋
zuǐ chán
  1. 1 gluttonous
  2. 2 ravenous
奶嘴
nǎi zuǐ
  1. 1 nipple (on a baby's bottle)
  2. 2 pacifier
挑剔
tiāo ti
  1. 1 picky
  2. 2 fussy
挑拨
tiǎo bō
  1. 1 to incite disharmony
  2. 2 to instigate
挑灯
tiǎo dēng
  1. 1 to light a lamp
  2. 2 to raise a lantern
挑花眼
tiǎo huā yǎn
  1. 1 (fig.) to get cross-eyed
  2. 2 to be bewildered
挑起
tiǎo qǐ
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to stir up
  3. 3 to incite
挑逗
tiǎo dòu
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to entice
  3. 3 to lure
  4. 4 to tantalize
  5. 5 to tease
  6. 6 to titillate
挑选
tiāo xuǎn
  1. 1 to choose
  2. 2 to select
挑衅
tiǎo xìn
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 provocation

Idioms (20)

刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
  1. 1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ
  1. 1 sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
弄嘴弄舌
nòng zuǐ nòng shé
  1. 1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
  1. 1 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
  1. 1 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
  1. 1 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
  2. 2 to burn the midnight oil
柿子挑软的捏
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē
  1. 1 lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruǎn shì zi]) who get picked on
  3. 3 bullies pick soft targets
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
  1. 1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
  2. 2 to criticize right and left
樱桃小嘴
yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
  1. 1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
  2. 2 to talk big
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
目挑心招
mù tiǎo xīn zhāo
  1. 1 the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
  2. 2 making eyes at sb
磨嘴皮子
mó zuǐ pí zi
  1. 1 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
  2. 2 to talk incessant nonsense
  3. 3 blah blah
磨破嘴皮子
mó pò zuǐ pí zi
  1. 1 to wear out one's lips (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk until one is blue in the face
  3. 3 to repeat again and again
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
  1. 1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
  1. 1 to incite trouble between people (idiom)
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

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