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大舌头

Word · Adjective · NounTraditional大舌頭

lisping; slurred speech; a person who lisps

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

tongue-tied; having a lisp; speaking unclearly

informal

口语。指因舌头活动不灵活而导致发音不清。常用作描述性词语。

Tā他
shuō说
huà话
yǒu有
diǎn点
er儿
dà大
shé舌
tou头
 ,
yǒu有
xiē些
yīn音
fā发
bù不
zhǔn准
 。

He has a bit of a lisp; he can't pronounce some sounds clearly.

Yī一
jǐn紧
zhāng张
 ,
wǒ我
shuō说
huà话
jiù就
yǒu有
diǎn点
er儿
dà大
shé舌
tou头
 。

When I get nervous, my speech becomes a bit slurred.

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Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
fā发
yīn音
bù不
shì是
bù不
qīng清
chu楚
 ,
zhǐ只
shì是
yǒu有
diǎn点
er儿
dà大
shé舌
tou头
 ,
kě可
néng能
xū需
yào要
jiǎo矫
zhèng正
 。

This child's pronunciation isn't unclear, he just has a slight lisp and might need correction.

2.

noun

a person with a lisp; a person who speaks unclearly

informal

口语。可指天生或有此类发音特征的人。使用时需注意场合,可能带有一定非正式或调侃意味。

Bié别
xiào笑
hua话
tā他
 ,
tā他
shì是
ge个
dà大
shé舌
tou头
 ,
bù不
shì是
gù故
yì意
de的
 。

Don't laugh at him; he lisps, he's not doing it on purpose.

Gōng公
sī司
xīn新
lái来
de的
tóng同
shì事
shì是
ge个
dà大
shé舌
tou头
 ,
dàn但
gōng工
zuò作
néng能
lì力
hěn很
qiáng强
 。

The new colleague at the company has a lisp, but he's very capable at his job.

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Nà那
ge个
diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
de的
xǐ喜
jù剧
jué角
sè色
shè设
dìng定
jiù就
shì是
yī一
ge个
kě可
ài爱
de的
dà大
shé舌
tou头
 。

In that movie, the comedic character is deliberately portrayed as a cute person with a lisp.