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贫嘴滑舌

pín zuǐ huá shédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
garrulous and sharp-tongued
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.

Source record: cd-65cf98e030f6c5c9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

貧嘴滑舌 贫嘴滑舌 [pin2 zui3 hua2 she2] /garrulous and sharp-tongued/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 貧嘴滑舌

  • 贫
    pín

    poor / inadequate / deficient / garrulous

  • 嘴
    zuǐ

    mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) / CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]

  • 滑
    huá

    to slip / to slide / slippery / smooth / sly / slippery / not to be trusted

    Huá

    surname Hua

  • 舌
    jī

    used in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

    shé

    tongue

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.