结 舌

jié shédictionary entry

tongue-tied / unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc)

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Original source entry:

結舌结舌 [jie2 she2] /tongue-tied/unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc)/

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Other forms in these source records: 結舌

结
jiē
(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jié]
jié
knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel)
舌
jī
used in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
shé
tongue

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