口舌
口舌 kǒu shé ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊ hau2 sit3
- dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
- to talk sb round
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More words with these characters
口
舌
- 舌头舌頭 shé tou ㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡ sit3 tau4 tongue
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 咂舌 zā shé ㄗㄚ ㄕㄜˊ zaap3 sit3 to click one's tongue
- 咋舌 zé shé ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄜˊ zaa3 sit3 (literary) to be speechless
- 唇舌 chún shé ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ seon4 sit3 argument
- 喇舌 lǎ jī ㄌㄚˇ ㄐㄧ laa3 sit3 (Tw) French kissing; to waggle one's tongue around (from Taiwanese 抐舌, Tai-lo pr. [lā-tsi̍h])
Idioms with these characters
- 碍口识羞礙口識羞 ài kǒu shí xiū ㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
- 百口莫辩百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
- 闭口不谈閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
- 闭口不言閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4 to keep silent (idiom)
- 病从口入病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 白费唇舌白費唇舌 bái fèi chún shé ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ baak6 fai3 seon4 sit3 to whistle down the wind
- 搬唇递舌搬唇遞舌 bān chún dì shé ㄅㄢ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄜˊ bun1 seon4 dai6 sit3 to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
- 瞠目结舌瞠目結舌 chēng mù jié shé ㄔㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ caang1 muk6 git3 sit3 (idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned
- 唇枪舌剑唇槍舌劍 chún qiāng shé jiàn ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ seon4 coeng1 sit3 gim3 (idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
- 口干舌燥口乾舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ hau2 gon1 sit3 cou3 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much