口齿伶俐

Traditional: 口齒伶俐

kǒu chǐ líng lì

Dictionary entry

eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence

What does 口齿伶俐 mean?

口齿伶俐 (kǒu chǐ líng lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence

2the gift of the gab

Character breakdown

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口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)齿chǐ(bound form) tooth · (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention 伶líng(old) actor; actress · (meaningless bound form)俐lìused in 伶俐[ling2 li4]

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口齿伶俐

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