口舌
Chinese
| mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | tongue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (口舌) | 口 | 舌 | |
| simp. #(口舌) | 口 | 舌 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
口舌
- mouth and tongue; speech organs
- 我有手足，自謀溫飽；我有口舌，自陳好惡。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1915, Chen Duxiu, “To the Youth”
- Wǒ yǒu shǒuzú, zì móu wēnbǎo; wǒ yǒu kǒushé, zì chén hào'è. [Pinyin]
- I have my own hands and feet, with which I shall earn food and clothing by myself; I have my own mouth and tongue, with which I shall state love and hate by myself.
我有手足，自谋温饱；我有口舌，自陈好恶。 [MSC, simp.]
- words; speech
- comment; remark
- misunderstanding; dispute; quarrel
- persuasion
- (～卦) A combination 四上四下 in the Lingqijing.
- (Jilu Mandarin, Huizhou, dialectal Wu) tongue
Synonyms
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- (tongue):
Dialectal synonyms of 舌頭 (“tongue”) [map]
Descendants
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