4 characters Idiom and proverb 17 574

Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「張口掉舌」.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「張口掉舌」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Refers to making speeches.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhāng kǒu diào shé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeung1 hau2 diu6 sit3

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