Usage of the character 舌

tongue

jī

舌

[舌]

used in 喇舌 (lǎjī) to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

shéwěn

舌吻

[舌吻]

to French kiss
French kiss

shézhàn

舌战

[舌戰]

verbal sparring
duel of words

huángshé

簧舌

[簧舌]

the lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument

èshé

恶舌

[惡舌]

vicious talk
malicious tongue

huǒshé

火舌

[火舌]

tongue of flame

zhàshé

咋舌

[咋舌]

to be speechless
also pr. (zéshé)

chúnshé

唇舌

[唇舌]

argument
words
lips and tongue

shétou

舌头

[舌頭]

tongue
CL:個／个 (gè)
enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information

kǒushé

口舌

[口舌]

dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
to talk sb round

dúshé

毒舌

[毒舌]

venomous tongue
sharp-tongued
harsh

tánshé

弹舌

[彈舌]

to cluck
to trill

shétāi

舌苔

[舌苔]

(TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)

shéjiān

舌尖

[舌尖]

tip of tongue
apical

gǔshé

鼓舌

[鼓舌]

to wag one's tongue
to speak glibly

xiǎoshé

小舌

[小舌]

uvula

shégēn

舌根

[舌根]

back of tongue
tongue root
dorsal

chángshé

长舌

[長舌]

loquacious
to have a loose tongue

jiéshé

结舌

[結舌]

tongue-tied
unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc)

niúshé

牛舌

[牛舌]

ox tongue

ráoshé

饶舌

[饒舌]

talkative
to blather
to shoot one's mouth off
rap (genre of music)

hóushé

喉舌

[喉舌]

mouthpiece
spokesperson

shéxià

舌下

[舌下]

sublingual
hypoglossal

shémiàn

舌面

[舌面]

blade of tongue
laminal

lǎjī

喇舌

[喇舌]

(Tw) French kissing; to waggle one's tongue around (from Taiwanese 抐舌, Tai-lo pr. (lā-tsi̍h))

shédīng

舌钉

[舌釘]

tongue ring
tongue piercing

shéyīn

舌音

[舌音]

coronal consonants of Middle Chinese

jiáoshé

嚼舌

[嚼舌]

to gossip
to argue unnecessarily

lóngshélán

龙舌兰

[龍舌蘭]

agave (genus of plants)
Agave americana
tequila

qiàoshéyīn

翘舌音

[翹舌音]

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

jiáoshétóu

嚼舌头

[嚼舌頭]

to gossip
to argue unnecessarily

shérǔtóu

舌乳头

[舌乳頭]

lingual papillae
taste buds

shéxiàxiàn

舌下腺

[舌下腺]

sublingual gland
saliva gland under tongue

tǔshétou

吐舌头

[吐舌頭]

to stick out one's tongue

shéjiānyīn

舌尖音

[舌尖音]

apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)

Sàishé'ěr

塞舌尔

[塞舌爾]

the Seychelles

yāshébǎn

压舌板

[壓舌板]

tongue depressor
spatula

yāshémào

鸭舌帽

[鴨舌帽]

peaked cap

dàshétou

大舌头

[大舌頭]

(coll.) lisp
one who lisps

lánshébìng

蓝舌病

[藍舌病]

blue-tongue (viral disease of livestock)

jiáoshégēn

嚼舌根

[嚼舌根]

to gossip
to argue unnecessarily

fèikǒushé

费口舌

[費口舌]

to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining

píngshéyīn

平舌音

[平舌音]

alveolar
consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

fèichúnshé

费唇舌

[費唇舌]

to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining

shéxiàpiàn

舌下片

[舌下片]

sublingual tablet (medicine)

lànshétóu

烂舌头

[爛舌頭]

to gossip
to blab
a blab-mouth

chángshéfù

长舌妇

[長舌婦]

female gossip
busybody

qīngkǒubóshé

轻口薄舌

[輕口薄舌]

(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued

kǒugānshézào

口干舌燥

[口乾舌燥]

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

yǎoshézìjìn

咬舌自尽

[咬舌自盡]

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

juǎnshéyuányīn

卷舌元音

[卷舌元音]

retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)

chúnqiāngshéjiàn

唇枪舌剑

[唇槍舌劍]

(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange

pínzuǐhuáshé

贫嘴滑舌

[貧嘴滑舌]

garrulous and sharp-tongued

qiǎoshérúhuáng

巧舌如簧

[巧舌如簧]

lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)
fig. to have a glib tongue

bènzuǐbènshé

笨嘴笨舌

[笨嘴笨舌]

clumsy in speaking
awkward
inarticulate

ráoshéyīnyuè

饶舌音乐

[饒舌音樂]

rap music

qīngzuǐbóshé

轻嘴薄舌

[輕嘴薄舌]

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

nòngzuǐnòngshé

弄嘴弄舌

[弄嘴弄舌]

to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)

zhāngkǒujiéshé

张口结舌

[張口結舌]

agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
gaping and speechless

bènkǒuzhuōshé

笨口拙舌

[笨口拙舌]

awkward in speech

shéxiàhánfù

舌下含服

[舌下含服]

sublingual administration (medicine)

shéjiānchànyīn

舌尖颤音

[舌尖顫音]

alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)

tiáozuǐxuéshé

调嘴学舌

[調嘴學舌]

to incite trouble between people (idiom)

báifèichúnshé

白费唇舌

[白費唇舌]

to whistle down the wind
to waste one's breath (idiom)

bènzuǐzhuōshé

笨嘴拙舌

[笨嘴拙舌]

clumsy in speech
poor speaker

shéjiānqiányīn

舌尖前音

[舌尖前音]

alveolar
consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

chěngqíkǒushé

逞其口舌

[逞其口舌]

to boast of one's quarrels to others (idiom)

yóuzuǐhuáshé

油嘴滑舌

[油嘴滑舌]

glib
oily-mouthed and smooth talking

mópòkǒushé

磨破口舌

[磨破口舌]

incessant complaining

chēngmùjiéshé

瞠目结舌

[瞠目結舌]

stupefied
flabbergasted

lóngshélánjiǔ

龙舌兰酒

[龍舌蘭酒]

tequila

pínzuǐbóshé

贫嘴薄舌

[貧嘴薄舌]

garrulous and sharp-tongued

yīngwǔxuéshé

鹦鹉学舌

[鸚鵡學舌]

to parrot
to repeat uncritically what sb says

ráoshétiáochún

饶舌调唇

[饒舌調唇]

blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker

jízuǐjíshé

急嘴急舌

[急嘴急舌]

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

juǎnshéyuányīn

卷舌元音

[捲舌元音]

retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)

zhuōzuǐbènshé

拙嘴笨舌

[拙嘴笨舌]

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

shécànliánhuā

舌灿莲花

[舌燦蓮花]

(idiom) eloquent
entertaining in one's speech

rúhuángzhīshé

如簧之舌

[如簧之舌]

lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
fig. a glib tongue

bānchúndìshé

搬唇递舌

[搬唇遞舌]

to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
to blab
to tell tales

yǒuzuǐmòshé

有嘴没舌

[有嘴沒舌]

struck dumb
speechless

shéjiānhòuyīn

舌尖后音

[舌尖後音]

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

chúnqiāngshézhàn

唇枪舌战

[唇槍舌戰]

see 唇槍舌劍／唇枪舌剑 (chúnqiāngshéjiàn)

qīzuǐbāshé

七嘴八舌

[七嘴八舌]

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

duōzuǐduōshé

多嘴多舌

[多嘴多舌]

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

bànzuǐdòushé

拌嘴斗舌

[拌嘴鬥舌]

to quarrel

Sàishé'ěr Qúndǎo

塞舌尔群岛

[塞舌爾群島]

the Seychelles

mǎnzuǐpǎoshétou

满嘴跑舌头

[滿嘴跑舌頭]

to talk without thinking
to drivel

báihuāshéshécǎo

白花蛇舌草

[白花蛇舌草]

Hedyotis diffusa

sāncùnbùlànzhīshé

三寸不烂之舌

[三寸不爛之舌]

to have a silver tongue
to have the gift of the gab