rào
kǒu
lìng

common
noun
culture

Meaning of 绕口令

绕口令 means tongue twister; a language game using words with similar sounds, rhymes, and tones that are difficult to pronounce quickly. Pronounced rào kǒu lìng.

  • tongue twister; a language game using words with similar sounds, rhymes, and tones that are difficult to pronounce quickly

Definitions & Examples

shì
 
shí
shì
shí
 
shí
shì
shí
 
shí
shì
shí
 
Zhè
shì
jīng
diǎn
de
rào
kǒu
lìng
 

Four is four, ten is ten, fourteen is fourteen, forty is forty. This is a classic tongue twister.

Shuō
rào
kǒu
lìng
duàn
liàn
tōng
huà
de
yīn
 

Reciting tongue twisters can help practice Mandarin pronunciation.

Zhè
rào
kǒu
lìng
tài
nán
le
 
zǒng
shì
niàn
cuò
 

This tongue twister is too difficult; I always mispronounce it.

yīn
zhuān
de
xué
sheng
měi
tiān
dōu
yào
liàn
rào
kǒu
lìng
 

Broadcasting majors practice tongue twisters every day.

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