咋舌 Traditional form: 咋舌 Pinyin (reading): zéshé Definitions: (literary) to be speechless Characters: 咋 - question-forming particle: why? what? how?; to bite; loud 舌 - tongue; bell clapper Traditional characters: 咋 - question-forming particle: why? what? how?; to bite; loud 舌 - tongue; bell clapper