轻口薄舌

Traditional: 輕口薄舌

qīng kǒu bó shé

Dictionary entry

(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued

What does 轻口薄舌 mean?

轻口薄舌 (qīng kǒu bó shé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued

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轻qīnglight · easy 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)薄Bósurname Bo 舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

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轻口薄舌

qīng kǒu bó shé

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