ào
拗口
awkward-sounding; contrary
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
awkward to say; difficult to pronounce; tongue-twisting
neutralDescribes words, phrases, or sentences that are phonetically awkward or hard to pronounce smoothly, often due to a harsh combination of sounds.
Zhè这
liǎng两
jù句
huà话
dú读
zhe着
yǒu有
diǎn点
ào拗
kǒu口
，
gǎi改
yī一
gǎi改
ba吧
。
These two sentences sound a bit awkward; let's change them.
Nà那
ge个
wài外
guó国
rén人
de的
míng名
zi字
duì对
zhōng中
guó国
rén人
lái来
shuō说
hěn很
ào拗
kǒu口
。
That foreigner's name is very difficult for Chinese people to pronounce.
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Zhè这
ge个
rào绕
kǒu口
lìng令
zhēn真
ào拗
kǒu口
，
wǒ我
zǒng总
shuō说
cuò错
。
This tongue-twister is so tricky; I always get it wrong.