绕口令
rào kǒu lìng
Pinyin

Definition

绕口令
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rào kǒu lìng
  1. tongue-twister

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人口
rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people
令
Líng
  1. 1 see 令狐[Líng hú]
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
  1. 1 wound
  2. 2 cut
入口
rù kǒu
  1. 1 entrance
  2. 2 to import
出口
chū kǒu
  1. 1 an exit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 to speak
  4. 4 to export
  5. 5 (of a ship) to leave port
口
kǒu
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  3. 3 classifier for bites or mouthfuls
口味
kǒu wèi
  1. 1 a person's preferences
  2. 2 tastes (in food)
  3. 3 flavor
口袋
kǒu dài
  1. 1 pocket
  2. 2 bag
  3. 3 sack
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
胃口
wèi kǒu
  1. 1 appetite
  2. 2 liking
号令
hào lìng
  1. 1 an order (esp. army)
  2. 2 bugle call expressing military order
  3. 3 verbal command
门口
mén kǒu
  1. 1 doorway
  2. 2 gate
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
一口气
yī kǒu qì
  1. 1 one breath
  2. 2 in one breath
  3. 3 at a stretch
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
  1. 1 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
下令
xià lìng
  1. 1 to give an order
  2. 2 to command
两口子
liǎng kǒu zi
  1. 1 husband and wife
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossroads
  2. 2 intersection
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吃
kǒu chī
  1. 1 to stammer
  2. 2 to stutter
  3. 3 also pr. [kǒu jí]

Idioms (20)

三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
  1. 1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
  2. 2 articulate
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
  1. 1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
  2. 2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
  1. 1 to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
  2. 2 wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
口碑
kǒu bēi
  1. 1 public praise
  2. 2 public reputation
  3. 3 commonly held opinions
  4. 4 current idiom
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation

Sample Sentences

好，下面上场的是来自乌克兰的五号选手阿全，他将为大家带来一段经典的绕口令《喇嘛和哑巴》。掌声有请！
hǎo ，xiàmian shàngchǎng de shì láizì Wūkèlán de wǔ hào xuǎnshǒu Āquán ，tā jiāng wèi dàjiā dàilái yī duàn jīngdiǎn de ràokǒulìng 《lǎma hé yǎba 》。zhǎngshēng yǒuqǐng ！
OK, next up to the stage we have contestant number five from Ukraine, A Quan. He'll be performing a classic tongue twister for you called, "The Lama and the Mute." Please welcome him to the stage!
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