mó pò zuǐ pídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to talk until one is blue in the face
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Original source entry:

磨破嘴皮 磨破嘴皮 [mo2 po4 zui3 pi2] /to talk until one is blue in the face/

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磨破嘴皮
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