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拙嘴笨舌

zhuō zuǐ bèn shédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 笨嘴拙舌[bèn zuǐ zhuō shé]
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-f0a540785afdfd39. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

拙嘴笨舌 拙嘴笨舌 [zhuo1 zui3 ben4 she2] /see 笨嘴拙舌[ben4 zui3 zhuo1 she2]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 拙
    zhuō

    awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuó]

  • 嘴
    zuǐ

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

  • 笨
    bèn

    stupid / foolish / silly / slow-witted / clumsy

  • 舌
    jī

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

    shé

    tongue

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.