启齿

Traditional form:

啟齒

Pinyin (reading):

qǐchǐ

Definitions:

• to open one's mouth
• to start talking

Characters:

• 启 - to open; to begin, to commence; to explain
• 齿 - teeth; gears, cogs; age

Traditional characters:

• 啟 - to open; to begin, to commence; to explain
• 齒 - teeth; gears, cogs; age