嚼舌頭

Chinese

		to chew	tongue; clapper of a bell
trad. (嚼舌頭)		嚼	舌頭
simp. (嚼舌头)		嚼	舌头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiáo shétou

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek³ sit³ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiáo shétou
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiáo shéto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: chiao² shê²-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: jyáu shé-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyau sher.tou
  - Palladius: цзяо шэтоу (czjao šɛtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoek³ sit³ tau⁴
  - Yale: jeuk sit tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁸ sit⁸ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêg³ xid³ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚³ siːt̚³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Verb

嚼⫽舌頭 (verb-object)

to gossip; to tittle-tattle
to squabble

Synonyms

(to gossip): 八卦 (bāguà), 嚼舌 (jiáoshé)

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