bèn
zuǐ
zhuō
shé

idiom
common

Meaning of 笨口拙舌

笨口拙舌 means clumsy with words; inarticulate; not good at expressing oneself verbally. Pronounced bèn zuǐ zhuō shé.

  • clumsy with words; inarticulate; not good at expressing oneself verbally

Definitions & Examples

shí
dǒng
hěn
duō
 
jiù
shì
bèn
zuǐ
zhuō
shé
 
shàng
tái
jiù
jǐn
zhāng
shuō
chū
huà
lái
 

He actually knows a lot, but he's just clumsy with words and gets so nervous on stage that he can't speak.

Bié
kàn
bèn
zuǐ
zhuō
shé
de
 
zuò
shì
lái
shì
kào
hěn
 

Don't be fooled by his inarticulate way of speaking; he's very reliable when it comes to getting things done.

zhè
ge
rén
bèn
zuǐ
zhuō
shé
de
 
huì
shuō
xiē
piào
liang
huà
 

I'm a person who's clumsy with words; I don't know how to say those fancy things.

píng
xià
shǔ
shí
bèn
zuǐ
zhuō
shé
 
zǒng
shāng
hài
duì
fāng
de
gǎn
qíng
 

She is inarticulate when criticizing her subordinates, always afraid of hurting their feelings.