mouth (for speaking); eloquence
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mouth (with reference to speaking); one's manner of speaking; eloquence
dialectDialect term (方言) referring to one's ability to speak or manner of speaking. Often used with the 儿 suffix as 嘴头儿. Implies the physical mouth as the organ of speech or the skill of using it.
Tā他
zuǐ嘴
tóu头
ér儿
néng能
shuō说
huì会
dào道
，
sǐ死
de的
dōu都
néng能
shuō说
chéng成
huó活
de的
。
He has such a silver tongue that he could talk the legs off a donkey.
Wǒ我
shì是
dǎ打
zuǐ嘴
tóu头
ér儿
shàng上
zhí直
dào到
xīn心
yǎn眼
ér儿
lǐ里
fú服
le了
nǐ你
le了
。
I am completely convinced of you, from my words to my heart.
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Zhè这
gè个
rén人
zuǐ嘴
tóu头
zi子
lì厉
hài害
，
shuí谁
dōu都
chǎo吵
bù不
guò过
tā他
。
This person has a sharp tongue; no one can out-argue him.