to argue pointlessly; to talk too much
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to bicker; to squabble; to argue over trivial matters
dialectA colloquial expression, also said as 磨嘴皮子 (mó zuǐpízi). Implies a waste of time and energy on pointless talk.
Nǐ你
men们
liǎ俩
bié别
zài在
nà那
er儿
mó磨
zuǐ嘴
le了
，
kuài快
diǎn点
jué决
dìng定
ba吧
！
You two stop bickering there, make a decision quickly!
Wèi为
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
mó磨
zuǐ嘴
bù不
zhí值
dé得
。
It's not worth squabbling over such a trivial matter.
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Tā他
zuì最
ài爱
gēn跟
rén人
mó磨
zuǐ嘴
pí皮
zi子
，
bàn半
tiān天
yě也
shuō说
bù不
dào到
zhòng重
diǎn点
。
He loves to jabber with people and never gets to the point.