slap on the mouth; boasted and then embarrassed immediately
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to slap on the mouth; to box someone's ears
A literal action of hitting the mouth, often as punishment or in a fight.
Tā他
luàn乱
shuō说
huà话
，
chà差
diǎn点
bèi被
fù父
qin亲
dǎ打
zuǐ嘴
。
He spoke nonsense and almost got a slap on the mouth from his father.
Jiù旧
shí时
sī私
shú塾
lǐ里
，
xué学
sheng生
bèi背
bù不
chū出
shū书
kě可
néng能
huì会
bèi被
dǎ打
zuǐ嘴
。
In old-style private schools, students who couldn't recite their lessons might get their mouths slapped.
verb
to be proven wrong immediately after boasting; to eat one's words
dialectA colloquial, often humorous expression marking instant comeuppance for bragging. Often used in the phrase '打嘴现眼'.
Tā他
gāng刚
chuī吹
niú牛
shuō说
zì自
jǐ己
cóng从
bù不
chí迟
dào到
，
jié结
guǒ果
dì第
èr二
tiān天
jiù就
chí迟
dào到
，
zhēn真
shì是
dǎ打
zuǐ嘴
le了
。
He just boasted that he's never late, but then he was late the very next day—talk about eating his words.
Bié别
kuā夸
hǎi海
kǒu口
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
dǎ打
zuǐ嘴
xiàn现
yǎn眼
。
Don't brag too much, or you might embarrass yourself on the spot.
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Tā他
yù预
yán言
bǐ比
sài赛
bì必
shèng胜
，
jié结
guǒ果
shū输
le了
，
zhè这
xià下
kě可
dǎ打
zuǐ嘴
le了
。
He predicted sure victory in the match but lost—this is a classic case of instant comeuppance.