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开口成脏

kāi kǒu chéng zāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Internet slang) to use foul language (pun on 出口成章[chū kǒu chéng zhāng])
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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-a326662f1ba42847. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

開口成髒 开口成脏 [kai1 kou3 cheng2 zang1] /(Internet slang) to use foul language (pun on 出口成章[chu1 kou3 cheng2 zhang1])/

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Other forms in these source records: 開口成髒

  • 开
    kāi

    to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

  • 成
    chéng

    to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

  • 脏
    zàng

    viscera / (anatomy) organ

    zāng

    dirty / filthy / to get (sth) dirty

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.