嚼舌根

jiáo shé gēn

Dictionary entry

to gossip

What does 嚼舌根 mean?

嚼舌根 (jiáo shé gēn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to gossip

2to argue unnecessarily

Character breakdown

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嚼jiáoto chew · also pr. [jue2]舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"根gēnroot · basis

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嚼舌根

jiáo shé gēn

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