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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *念* | 念* | *念
to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿)
HSK 3
tongue / CL: 個|个 / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
HSK 6
scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning / (of one's mood) agitated; heated; intense / (of a personality) fiery; sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot
HSK 7-9
(ox etc) tongue (as food) / (dialect) elocution; articulation
five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) / facial features
flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily
tongue-twister
tip of tongue / apical
native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language
(TV or movie) blooper / continuity error / (theater) to flub one's lines / unintended exposure of a body part / to be exposed (of a scheme or trick) / to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue / to blow one's cover
(TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)
eloquent and cunning / silver tongued
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *舌* | 舌* | *舌
used in 喇舌 to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *舌* | 舌* | *舌
tongue
back of tongue / tongue root / dorsal
scolding / tongue-lashing / (fig.) angry criticism / opprobrium / CL:
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
to click one's tongue
to discuss spiritedly (idiom) / tongues are wagging
slip of the tongue / indiscretion / to blurt out a secret
argument / words / lips and tongue
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different
to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue
to wag one's tongue / to speak glibly
loquacious / to have a loose tongue
lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue
to click one's tongue
tongue-lashing / to chew out / CL: 頓|顿
to misspeak; to get one's words mixed up / a slip of the tongue
Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *啧* | 啧* | *啧
(interj. of admiration or of disgust) / to click one's tongue / to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak
tongue of flame
glib of tongue (idiom) / eloquent
sublingual gland / saliva gland under tongue
agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words / gaping and speechless
tongue-tied / unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc)
sharp-tongued / to have a keen sense of taste / to be picky about one's food
hard to get one's mouth around / a tongue-twister
to cluck one's tongue / tut-tut
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *脷* | 脷* | *脷
(cattle) tongue (Cantonese)
to shy to speak out / tongue-tied / to hesitate / too embarrassing for words
(dialect) sharp-tongued / harsh
garrulous and sharp-tongued
(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
venomous tongue / sharp-tongued / harsh
ox tongue
to click one's tongue
konjac, konnyaku or devil's tongue (Amorphophallus konjac), plant whose corms are used to make a stiff jelly (as a food)
lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. a glib tongue
(Tw) French kissing; to waggle one's tongue around (from Taiwanese 抐舌, Tai-lo pr. [lā-tsi̍h])
tongues (spiritual gift)
indiscreet remark / indiscretion / slip of the tongue
mouthful (awkward speech) / tongue-twister
to stick out one's tongue
vicious talk / malicious tongue
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat! / fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
fuse; wick / forked tongue (of a snake)
tongue ring / tongue piercing
clumsy in speech / tongue tied
blade of tongue / laminal
(idiom) to have a glib tongue / to talk big
(coll.) to wag one's tongue / to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes / to chatter endlessly / to speak glibly
Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
blue-tongue (viral disease of livestock)
snake's tongue
alveolar nasal / consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge
tongue depressor / spatula
tongues are wagging (idiom)
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued
to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab
to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
to have a loose tongue / talkative
velar nasal / consonant ng or ŋ produced in the nose with the back of the tongue against the soft palate
dull-witted and tongue-tied
ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue
tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
to hold one's tongue / Shut up!
You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, known for his intelligence and sharp tongue
lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
to move one's lips / to wag one's tongue
to cluck one's tongue in wonder
to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom) / to be astonished
to have a loose tongue
(coll.) unable to control one's tongue / prone to say sth nasty
loose-tongued
slip of the tongue / indiscretion / to blurt out a secret
alveolar / consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
lit. quick mouth and quick tongue / fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece / to chime in rapidly
evil tongue / malicious talk
tongue twister
lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) / to recite with ease / catchy (of a song)
native language / mother tongue
to fuss around / to buzz about uselessly / to wag one's tongue
alveolar / consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
to make a slip of the tongue

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