talk oneself hoarse; parched lips and exhausted tongue
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesidiom
to talk oneself hoarse; lips parched and tongue exhausted from too much talking
literaryOften used to describe tireless persuasion or explanation. A variant of 舌敝唇焦 (shé bì chún jiāo).
Lǎo老
shī师
wèi为
le了
ràng让
xué学
shēng生
lǐ理
jiě解
zhè这
gè个
gài概
niàn念
，
shuō说
de得
chún唇
jiāo焦
shé舌
bì敝
。
The teacher talked himself hoarse trying to make the students understand this concept.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
tā他
chún唇
jiāo焦
shé舌
bì敝
de地
quàn劝
shuō说
，
duì对
fāng方
rěng仍
rán然
bù不
wéi为
suǒ所
dòng动
。
Although he talked himself hoarse trying to persuade them, the other party remained unmoved.