笨嘴拙舌

bèn zuǐ zhuō shé

Dictionary entry

clumsy in speech

What does 笨嘴拙舌 mean?

笨嘴拙舌 (bèn zuǐ zhuō shé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1clumsy in speech

2poor speaker

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笨bènstupid · foolish 嘴zuǐmouth · beak 拙zhuōawkward · clumsy 舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

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How to pronounce 笨嘴拙舌

笨嘴拙舌

bèn zuǐ zhuō shé

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