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老婆舌头 — “Wife's tongue”

老婆舌头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a gossipy and meddlesome person who spreads rumors and stirs up trouble with their words”. Literally, “Wife's tongue”.

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老婆舌头 Pronunciation and Pinyin

老婆舌头 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
婆
pó11old woman or mother-in-law
舌
shé6tongue
头
tou5head

Example Sentence with 老婆舌头

她总爱伸老婆舌头,把同事间的正常交流说成是拉帮结派,真是让人头疼。
She always likes to use her gossipy tongue, twisting normal communication among colleagues into forming factions, which is truly annoying.

Idioms Related to 老婆舌头

More idioms starting with 老

  • lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
  • lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
  • lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
  • lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
  • lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
  • lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
  • lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
  • lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
  • lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything

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Questions about 老婆舌头

What does 老婆舌头 mean?

老婆舌头 (lǎo pó shé tou) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a gossipy and meddlesome person who spreads rumors and stirs up trouble with their words”.

How do you pronounce 老婆舌头?

老婆舌头 is pronounced lǎo pó shé tou in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 老婆舌头 literally mean?

Literally, 老婆舌头 means “Wife's tongue”. It is used to mean “a gossipy and meddlesome person who spreads rumors and stirs up trouble with their words”.

What is the Chinese definition of 老婆舌头?

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