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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *舌* | 舌* | *舌
used in 喇舌 to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *舌* | 舌* | *舌
tongue
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
HSK 7-9
dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round
mouthpiece / spokesperson
to gossip and meddle / to shoot one's mouth off / talkative
lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. a glib tongue
lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
glib / oily-mouthed and smooth talking
venomous tongue / sharp-tongued / harsh
to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab
(idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned
argument / words / lips and tongue
clumsy in speech / poor speaker
to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued
lit. quick mouth and quick tongue / fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece / to chime in rapidly
to cluck / to trill
the lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument
to incite trouble between people (idiom)
ox tongue
garrulous and sharp-tongued
to parrot / to repeat uncritically what sb says
to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales
incessant complaining
garrulous and sharp-tongued
loquacious / to have a loose tongue
clumsy in speaking / awkward / inarticulate
to quarrel
talkative / to blather / to shoot one's mouth off / rap (genre of music)
vicious talk / malicious tongue
tongue of flame
(literary) to be speechless
struck dumb / speechless
to boast of one's quarrels to others (idiom)
to click one's tongue
to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining
uvula
to gossip / to argue unnecessarily
to whistle down the wind / to waste one's breath (idiom)
to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
(Tw) French kissing; to waggle one's tongue around (from Taiwanese 抐舌, Tai-lo pr. [lā-tsi̍h])
tongue-tied / unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc)
agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words / gaping and speechless
awkward in speech
to wag one's tongue / to speak glibly
(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued


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