clumsy-tongued; ineloquent
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
clumsy-tongued; ineloquent; poor at speaking
neutralUsed to describe someone who is awkward or ineffective when speaking, often in situations requiring eloquence or persuasion.
Tā他
wéi为
rén人
lǎo老
shi实
，
jiù就
shì是
yǒu有
diǎn点
bèn笨
zuǐ嘴
zhuō拙
shé舌
，
bù不
shàn擅
cháng长
tuī推
xiāo销
。
He's a sincere person, just a bit clumsy-tongued and not good at sales.
Bié别
kàn看
tā他
bèn笨
zuǐ嘴
zhuō拙
shé舌
de的
，
xīn心
lǐ里
zhǔ主
yì意
zhèng正
zhe着
ne呢
。
Don't let his ineloquence fool you; he has very firm opinions.
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Zài在
huì会
shang上
，
tā他
bèn笨
zuǐ嘴
zhuō拙
shé舌
de地
jiě解
shì释
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
dà大
jiā家
hái还
shì是
méi没
tài太
míng明
bai白
。
At the meeting, he explained clumsily for a long time, but people still didn't really understand.