Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「鼓舌搖唇」—details below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「鼓舌搖唇」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Puff your lips and wag your tongue. Describes the use of eloquence to incite or lobby. It also refers to talking a lot (often with a negative connotation).
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǔ shé yáo chún
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gu2 sit3 yiu4 seun4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
