corner of the mouth; manner of speech
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
corner of the mouth
Tā他
chī吃
fàn饭
tài太
jí急
，
kǒu口
jiǎo角
zhān沾
le了
fàn饭
lì粒
。
He ate too quickly and got rice grains stuck at the corner of his mouth.
Kàn看
dào到
měi美
shí食
，
tā他
rěn忍
bù不
zhù住
kǒu口
jiǎo角
liú流
xián涎
。
Seeing the delicious food, he couldn't help but drool from the corner of his mouth.
noun
manner of speech; eloquence
literaryAs in the idiom '口角生风' (kǒu jiǎo shēng fēng), meaning to speak fluently and eloquently.
Tā他
biàn辩
lùn论
shí时
kǒu口
jiǎo角
shēng生
fēng风
，
wú无
rén人
néng能
dí敌
。
He spoke with such eloquence during the debate that no one could rival him.
Zhè这
wèi位
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhě者
zhēn真
shì是
kǒu口
jiǎo角
shēng生
fēng风
，
guān观
zhòng众
dōu都
bèi被
xī吸
yǐn引
zhù住
le了
。
This speaker is truly eloquent; the audience is captivated.