口舌

kǒu shé

Dictionary entry

dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip

What does 口舌 mean?

口舌 (kǒu shé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip

2to talk sb round

Character breakdown

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口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

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口舌

kǒu shé

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