tongue twister
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
tongue twister
dialectA phrase or sentence that is intentionally difficult to articulate quickly and correctly, often used as a language game or speech exercise. This term is commonly used in southern Chinese dialects (e.g., Cantonese, Hakka).
Wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
shí时
hòu候
cháng常
wán玩
shuō说
jí急
kǒu口
lìng令
de的
yóu游
xì戏
。
We often played the tongue twister game when we were kids.
Zhè这
ge个
Guǎng广
dōng东
jí急
kǒu口
lìng令
tè特
bié别
nán难
niàn念
。
This Cantonese tongue twister is especially hard to say.
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Tā他
niàn念
jí急
kǒu口
lìng令
niàn念
de得
yòu又
kuài快
yòu又
qīng清
chu楚
。
He recites tongue twisters quickly and clearly.