Meaning of 打嘴
打嘴 means to slap on the mouth; to box someone's ears; to be proven wrong immediately after boasting; to eat one's words. Pronounced dǎ zuǐ.
- to slap on the mouth; to box someone's ears
- to be proven wrong immediately after boasting; to eat one's words
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
luàn乱
shuō说
huà话
，
chà差
diǎn点
bèi被
fù父
qin亲
dǎ打
zuǐ嘴
。
He spoke nonsense and almost got a slap on the mouth from his father.
Jiù旧
shí时
sī私
shú塾
lǐ里
，
xué学
sheng生
bèi背
bù不
chū出
shū书
kě可
néng能
huì会
bèi被
dǎ打
zuǐ嘴
。
In old-style private schools, students who couldn't recite their lessons might get their mouths slapped.