费口舌

Traditional: 費口舌

fèi kǒu shé

Dictionary entry

to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining

What does 费口舌 mean?

费口舌 (fèi kǒu shé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining

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费Fèisurname Fei 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

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费口舌

fèi kǒu shé

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