lisp; to lisp; lisper
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to lisp; to speak with a lisp
Describes a speech impediment where the tongue tip touches the teeth, affecting the pronunciation of sibilant sounds such as /s/ and /sh/.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
shuō说
huà话
zǒng总
shì是
yǎo咬
shé舌
er儿
，
"
sì四
"
hé和
"
shí十
"
shuō说
bù不
qīng清
chu楚
。
This child always speaks with a lisp and cannot clearly say "four" and "ten."
Tā他
yīn因
wéi为
cóng从
xiǎo小
yǎo咬
shé舌
er儿
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
bú不
tài太
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
rén人
qián前
shuō说
huà话
。
Because he has lisped since childhood, he doesn't like speaking in front of others very much.
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Jīng经
guò过
yǔ语
yán言
jiǎo矫
zhèng正
，
tā他
yǎo咬
shé舌
er儿
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
yǐ已
jīng经
gǎi改
shàn善
duō多
le了
。
After speech therapy, his lisping has improved significantly.
noun
a person who lisps; a lisper
Also called 咬舌子. This term refers to the person who has this speech characteristic.
Tā他
shì是
ge个
yǎo咬
shé舌
er儿
，
dàn但
chàng唱
gē歌
shí时
què却
tīng听
bù不
chū出
lái来
。
He is a lisper, but you can't tell when he sings.
Bú不
yào要
qǔ取
xiào笑
yǎo咬
shé舌
er儿
，
zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
shēng生
lǐ理
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Don't mock lispers; it's a physiological condition.
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Wǒ我
men们
bān班
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
yǎo咬
shé舌
er儿
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
xǐ喜
huān欢
tā他
。
There is a lisper in our class, and everyone likes him very much.