Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 嘴

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

eloquent and cunning
silver tongued

to kiss (on the mouth)

mountain spur

hard to get one's mouth around
a tongue-twister

to banter

to answer back; to retort

to hold forth
to quibble

to lip-sync

to lip-sync

sharp-tongued
to have a keen sense of taste
to be picky about one's food

mouth
in the mouth
on one's lips
speech
words

(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way

(coll.) unable to control one's tongue
prone to say sth nasty

prone to saying sth inappropriate or offensive

muzzle (device)

mouthful (awkward speech)
tongue-twister

beak

twisted mouth
wry mouth

to withdraw a remark
to quarrel

picky about food

to chatter endlessly

inarticulate

a slip of the tongue
to blurt out (a secret or stupid mistake)

to slap sb's face
to slap one's own face
fig. to fail to live up to a boast

corner of the mouth

soft-spoken
afraid to speak out

mouth
beak
spout
mouthpiece

to answer

unable to keep one's thoughts to oneself
blabbermouth
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

loose-tongued

to deny
to go back on one's word

nipple (on a baby's bottle)
pacifier

to scrape a meager living
to get by with difficulty

to slap

to pout
to stick out one's lips

to answer back
to contradict
to renege
to go back on one's word

to talk

to quarrel

Shut up!
same as 閉上嘴巴／闭上嘴巴

straight shooter

reluctant to admit a mistake

talkative
garrulous
loquacious
flippant
jocular

to hold one's tongue
Shut up!

Jew's harp

to interrupt (sb talking)
to butt in
to cut into a conversation

well-known commentator
talking head
pundit
prominent TV or radio host

to make an indiscreet remark

to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request)
to gape

to bicker
to squabble
to quarrel

prudent in speech

sweet-talking
ingratiating

tight-lipped

(dialect) to argue
to quarrel

gluttonous
glutton

(dialect) sharp-tongued
harsh

to argue pointlessly
to talk incessant nonsense
to blather

(baby) bib

mouth (CL:張／张 (zhāng))
slap in the face (CL:個／个 (gè))

to muzzle

harelip

a full mouth of (sth physical)
to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc)

to talk back
to reply defiantly

to curl one's lip
to twitch one's mouth

gluttonous

nibbles
snacks between meals

to retort
to answer back

nozzle
extrusion nozzle

to have loose lips

features, face (esp. derogatorily)
look
appearance
countenance

lip
CL:片 (piàn)

able to keep a secret

(Internet slang) to mouth off
to shoot one's mouth off
sb who does that

to boast

see 鬆口／松口 (sōngkǒu)

gluttonous
ravenous

talkative
to speak out of turn
to blab
to shoot one's mouth off
rumors fly

to read smoothly (of text)
to blurt out (without thinking)
to suit one's taste (of food)

to pout

to sow discord

cigarette filter

to quarrel
to bicker
glib repartee

to talk back
to answer back

to have a loose tongue
talkative

stock market manipulator

to grin

to pout (to express anger or displeasure)

lit. lips
fig. glib talk

toucan

to move one's lips
to wag one's tongue

to show off with clever talk
big-headed
a smart-ass

(bird species of China) northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)

to slap

to make a slip of the tongue

sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce

to pout

(coll.) to wag one's tongue
to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes
to chatter endlessly
to speak glibly

to fall flat on one's face

to blurt out
to let slip

Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)

toucan

(bird species of China) long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

crow's beak
(fig.) person who makes an inauspicious remark

slap

(bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)

bigmouth
blabbermouth

(bird species of China) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)

(bird species of China) black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

to have a loose tongue

(bird species of China) Saunders's gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi)

to slap

pickax

(bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
garbanzo bean

erhua variant of 奶嘴 (nǎizuǐ)

erhua variant of 努嘴 (nǔzuǐ)

(bird species of China) Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)

open-toed shoe
peep-toe

(bird species of China) pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)

(bird species of China) red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)

(bird species of China) hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

(bird species of China) ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)

erhua variant of 噴嘴／喷嘴 (pēnzuǐ)

to read smoothly (of text)
to blurt out (without thinking)
to suit one's taste (of food)

(bird species of China) Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans)

(bird species of China) spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)

(bird species of China) broad-billed sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)

guāngdòngzuǐ

empty talk
mere rhetoric
palaver

platypus

(bird species of China) eastern spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha)

(bird species of China) Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis)

Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

pínzuǐhuáshé

garrulous and sharp-tongued

xiēzuǐliáoméi

(bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)

liěkāizuǐxiào

to laugh

yīngtáoxiǎozuǐ

lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth

tiězuǐshāhéng

(bird species of China) greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)

huángzuǐqiánniǎo

(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)

lüzuǐdìjuān

(bird species of China) green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)

(baby's) pacifier

mǎnzuǐqǐpào

to have lips covered in blisters

lükuānzuǐdōng

(bird species of China) green cochoa (Cochoa viridis)

hóngzuǐlánquè

(bird species of China) red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)

zuǐyìngxīnruǎn

see 刀子嘴，豆腐心 (dāozizuǐ,dòufuxīn)

pínzuǐbóshé

garrulous and sharp-tongued

hòuzuǐlüjiū

(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)

chángzuǐliáoméi

(bird species of China) long-billed wren-babbler (Rimator malacoptilus)

to talk glibly
to talk big
to be all talk

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

xiǎozuǐwūyā

(bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone)

bànzuǐdòushé

to quarrel

guàzàizuǐbiān

to keep saying (sth) over and over

biǎnzuǐhǎiquè

(bird species of China) ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)

Shízuǐshānqū

Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia

Shízuǐshānshì

Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

hēizuǐsōngjī

(bird species of China) black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides)

huàdàozuǐbiān

to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

bènzuǐzhuōshé

clumsy in speech
poor speaker

duǎnzuǐdòuyàn

(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)

hóngjiāozuǐquè

(bird species of China) red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

lǐngquèzuǐbēi

(bird species of China) collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques)

erhua variant of 動嘴皮／动嘴皮 (dòngzuǐpí)

(bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
to talk incessant nonsense
blah blah

zhuōzuǐbènshé

lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker

jùzuǐliǔyīng

(bird species of China) Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)

hóngzuǐyāquè

(bird species of China) great parrotbill (Conostoma oemodium)

chángzuǐjiànhéng

(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)

kuānzuǐwēngyīng

(bird species of China) broad-billed warbler (Tickellia hodgsoni)

diǎntóuzāzuǐ

to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)

zǐkuānzuǐdōng

(bird species of China) purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea)

zuǐtiánxīnkǔ

sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery

huángzuǐbáilù

(bird species of China) Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)

bìshangzuǐbā

Shut up!

lüchún-mǎzuǐ

see 驢唇不對馬嘴／驴唇不对马嘴 (lüchúnbùduìmǎzui)

zuǐkuàixīnzhí

outspoken and frank (idiom)

guànzuǐfěicuì

(bird species of China) stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)

xīnzhízuǐkuài

frank and outspoken
straight speaking
to say what one thinks

hébùlǒngzuǐ

unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc
grinning from ear to ear
mouth agape
gobsmacked

bènzuǐbènshé

clumsy in speaking
awkward
inarticulate

nòngzuǐnòngshé

to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)

jùzuǐshāquè

(bird species of China) desert finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)

chángzuǐbǎilíng

(bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)

tiáozuǐxuéshé

to incite trouble between people (idiom)

guàzaizuǐshang

to pay lip service to
to keep mentioning (without doing anything)
to blather on about sth

huángzuǐjiǎoxiāo

(bird species of China) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus)

yóuzuǐhuáshé

glib
oily-mouthed and smooth talking

to grimace (in pain)
to show one's teeth
to bare one's fangs

qīzuǐbāzhāng

see 七嘴八舌 (qīzuǐbāshé)

wūzuǐliǔyīng

(bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)

xìzuǐhuánglí

(bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)

hóngzuǐshānyā

(bird species of China) red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

ōuzuǐzào'ōu

(bird species of China) gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

yǒuzuǐwúxīn

to talk without any intention of acting on it
empty prattle

hóngzuǐjù'ōu

(bird species of China) Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

chìzuǐqiányā

(bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)

qīngzuǐbóshé

lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
caustic and sharp-tongued

jiǎozuǐhǎiquè

(bird species of China) rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)

huángzuǐshānyā

(bird species of China) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)

see 動嘴皮／动嘴皮 (dòngzuǐpí)

gōuzuǐlínjú

(bird species of China) large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)

hóngzuǐliángniǎo

(bird species of China) vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus)

mǎnzuǐpēnfèn

to talk bullshit

hòuzuǐwěiyīng

(bird species of China) thick-billed warbler (Phragamaticola aedon)

yāzuǐjuǎnwěi

(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectans)

bènzuǐzhuōsāi

see 笨嘴拙舌 (bènzuǐzhuōshé)

lit. quick mouth and quick tongue
fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece
to chime in rapidly

yīngzuǐdòuní

hummus

wānzuǐbīnyù

(bird species of China) curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

(bird species of China) spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)

chángzuǐdìdōng

(bird species of China) dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)

to talk until one is blue in the face

huángzuǐlánquè

(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)

yǒuzuǐmòshé

struck dumb
speechless

duōzuǐduōshé

to gossip and meddle
to shoot one's mouth off
talkative

dīshuǐzuǐshòu

gargoyle (architecture)

to grimace (in pain)
to show one's teeth
to bare one's fangs

Yìn- Miǎnbānzuǐyā

印缅斑嘴鸭

[印緬斑嘴鴨]

(bird species of China) Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)

zōngtóugōuzuǐméi

棕头钩嘴鹛

[棕頭鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) red-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps)

chángzuǐgōuzuǐméi

长嘴钩嘴鹛

[長嘴鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) large scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus hypoleucos)

hóngzuǐgōuzuǐméi

红嘴钩嘴鹛

[紅嘴鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) coral-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)

mǎnzuǐpǎoshétou

满嘴跑舌头

[滿嘴跑舌頭]

to talk without thinking
to drivel

huángzuǐhéyàn'ōu

黄嘴河燕鸥

[黃嘴河燕鷗]

(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)

guòlüzuǐxiāngyān

过滤嘴香烟

[過濾嘴香煙]

filter-tipped cigarette

chángwěikuòzuǐniǎo

长尾阔嘴鸟

[長尾闊嘴鳥]

(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)

bānxiōnggōuzuǐméi

斑胸钩嘴鹛

[斑胸鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) black-streaked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus gravivox)

báichìjiāozuǐquè

白翅交嘴雀

[白翅交嘴雀]

(bird species of China) white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)

dàchángzuǐdìdōng

大长嘴地鸫

[大長嘴地鶇]

(bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)

xiùliǎngōuzuǐméi

锈脸钩嘴鹛

[鏽臉鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)

zōngjǐnggōuzuǐméi

棕颈钩嘴鹛

[棕頸鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis)

jùzuǐduǎnchìyīng

巨嘴短翅莺

[巨嘴短翅鶯]

(bird species of China) long-billed bush warbler (Locustella major)

hóngzuǐxiāngsīniǎo

红嘴相思鸟

[紅嘴相思鳥]

(bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)

gōuzuǐyuánwěihù

钩嘴圆尾鹱

[鉤嘴圓尾鸌]

(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)

huángzuǐzhūdǐngquè

黄嘴朱顶雀

[黃嘴朱頂雀]

(bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris)

mǎnzuǐpǎohuǒchē

满嘴跑火车

[滿嘴跑火車]

(idiom) to have a glib tongue
to talk big

chángzuǐbǔzhūniǎo

长嘴捕蛛鸟

[長嘴捕蛛鳥]

(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

hòuzuǐzhuóhuāniǎo

厚嘴啄花鸟

[厚嘴啄花鳥]

(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)

yīngzuǐdòumiànfěn

鹰嘴豆面粉

[鷹嘴豆麵粉]

chickpea flour

duǎnzuǐshānjiāoniǎo

短嘴山椒鸟

[短嘴山椒鳥]

(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)

fèngtóuquèzuǐbēi

凤头雀嘴鹎

[鳳頭雀嘴鵯]

(bird species of China) crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons)

mópòzuǐpízi

磨破嘴皮子

[磨破嘴皮子]

to wear out one's lips (idiom)
to talk until one is blue in the face
to repeat again and again

hēitóulàzuǐquè

黑头蜡嘴雀

[黑頭蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)

hēiwěilàzuǐquè

黑尾蜡嘴雀

[黑尾蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)

yínxiōngkuòzuǐniǎo

银胸阔嘴鸟

[銀胸闊嘴鳥]

(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)

duǎnzuǐjīnsīyàn

短嘴金丝燕

[短嘴金絲燕]

(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)

huángzuǐlìzhuómùniǎo

黄嘴栗啄木鸟

[黃嘴栗啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)

xìzuǐduǎnzhǐbǎilíng

细嘴短趾百灵

[細嘴短趾百靈]

(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)

bānchìnǐlàzuǐquè

斑翅拟蜡嘴雀

[斑翅擬蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) spot-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)

lüchúnbùduìmǎzuǐ

驴唇不对马嘴

[驢唇不對馬嘴]

lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
fig. wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous

niútóubùduìmǎzuǐ

牛头不对马嘴

[牛頭不對馬嘴]

see 驢唇不對馬嘴／驴唇不对马嘴 (lüchúnbùduìmǎzui)

huángjǐngnǐlàzuǐquè

黄颈拟蜡嘴雀

[黃頸擬蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) collared grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)

báichìnǐlàzuǐquè

白翅拟蜡嘴雀

[白翅擬蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)

guǎnzhùzuǐmàikāituǐ

管住嘴迈开腿

[管住嘴邁開腿]

lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)

huàdàozuǐbiānliúsānfēn

话到嘴边留三分

[話到嘴邊留三分]

A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

zǐjiázhízuǐtàiyángniǎo

紫颊直嘴太阳鸟

[紫頰直嘴太陽鳥]

(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)

dāozizuǐ,dòufuxīn

刀子嘴，豆腐心

[刀子嘴，豆腐心]

to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

Táiwānzōngjǐnggōuzuǐméi

台湾棕颈钩嘴鹛

[臺灣棕頸鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)

Huánánbānxiōnggōuzuǐméi

华南斑胸钩嘴鹛

[華南斑胸鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) grey-sided scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus swinhoei)

báizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu

白嘴端凤头燕鸥

[白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

hēizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu

黑嘴端凤头燕鸥

[黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)

Táiwānbānxiōnggōuzuǐméi

台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛

[臺灣斑胸鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)

dāozizuǐba,dòufuxīn

刀子嘴巴，豆腐心

[刀子嘴巴，豆腐心]

lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

gǒuzuǐlitǔbùchūxiàngyá

狗嘴里吐不出象牙

[狗嘴裏吐不出象牙]

lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel

zuǐshàngméimáo,bànshìbùláo

嘴上没毛，办事不牢

[嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢]

a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)

zuǐshàngwúmáo,bànshìbùláo

嘴上无毛，办事不牢

[嘴上無毛，辦事不牢]

see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢／嘴上没毛，办事不牢 (zuǐshàngméimáo,bànshìbùláo)

chīrénjiādezuǐruǎn,nárénjiādeshǒuduǎn

吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短

[吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短]

lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted