白费唇舌

Traditional: 白費唇舌

bái fèi chún shé

Dictionary entry

to whistle down the wind

What does 白费唇舌 mean?

白费唇舌 (bái fèi chún shé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to whistle down the wind

2to waste one's breath (idiom)

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白Báisurname Bai · Bai ethnic group 费Fèisurname Fei 唇chúnlip 舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

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How to pronounce 白费唇舌

白费唇舌

bái fèi chún shé

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