long tongue; gossipy; meddlesome
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
long tongue; a metaphor for someone who loves to gossip and spread rumors
derogatoryAlways used in a derogatory sense to criticize someone who talks too much about others' affairs and causes trouble. Often appears in the fixed term "长舌妇".
Tā她
shì是
ge个
yǒu有
míng名
de的
cháng长
shé舌
，
xiǎo小
qū区
lǐ里
shén什
me么
shì事
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
。
She is famously gossipy; she knows everything that happens in the neighborhood.
Bàn办
gōng公
shì室
lǐ里
zuì最
pà怕
pèng碰
dào到
cháng长
shé舌
de的
tóng同
shì事
。
The most dreaded colleagues in the office are the gossipy ones.
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Bié别
tīng听
tā她
de的
，
tā她
jiù就
shì是
ge个
ài爱
bān搬
nòng弄
shì是
fēi非
de的
cháng长
shé舌
fù妇
。
Don't listen to her; she's just a gossipy woman who loves to stir up trouble.