口若悬河

Traditional: 口若懸河

kǒu ruò xuán hé

Dictionary entry

mouth like a torrent (idiom)

What does 口若悬河 mean?

口若悬河 (kǒu ruò xuán hé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1mouth like a torrent (idiom)

2eloquent

3glib

4voluble

5have the gift of the gab

Character breakdown

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口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)若rěused in 般若[bo1 re3] · used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]悬xuánto hang or suspend · to worry 河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River

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口若悬河

kǒu ruò xuán hé

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