嚼 舌

jiáo shédictionary entry

to gossip / to argue unnecessarily

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

嚼舌嚼舌 [jiao2 she2] /to gossip/to argue unnecessarily/

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Reference information

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Character information

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嚼
jiáo
to chew / also pr. [jué]
jiào
used in 倒嚼[dǎo jiào]
舌
jī
used in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
shé
tongue

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.