妄口巴舌 — “To speak thoughtlessly or maliciously”
妄口巴舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak thoughtlessly or maliciously”. To utter slanders or spread groundless rumors. Literally, “reckless mouth and tongue”.
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妄口巴舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
妄口巴舌 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 妄口巴舌
他总是喜欢在背后对人妄口巴舌，真是令人厌恶。
He always likes to speak thoughtlessly and spread rumors about others behind their backs, which is truly detestable.
Idioms Related to 妄口巴舌
Synonyms of 妄口巴舌
More idioms starting with 妄
- wàng妄xià下cí雌huáng黄make irresponsible comments or alterations
- wàng妄chén尘ér而bài拜bow at the dust
- wàng妄shēng生chuān穿záo凿make baseless forced interpretations
- wàng妄zì自zūn尊dà大arrogant and self-important
- wàng妄zì自zūn尊chóng崇to think too highly of oneself
- wàng妄zì自fěi菲bó薄undervalue oneself
- wàng妄yán言zé则luàn乱Reckless talk causes disorder
- wàng妄yán言wàng妄tīng听reckless talk and careless listening
- wàng妄yán言wàng妄yǔ语Speak rashly or utter groundless statements
- wàng妄tán谈huò祸fú福rashly talk about disaster and fortune
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Open the tool →Questions about 妄口巴舌
What does 妄口巴舌 mean?
妄口巴舌 (wàng kǒu bā shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak thoughtlessly or maliciously”.
How do you pronounce 妄口巴舌?
妄口巴舌 is pronounced wàng kǒu bā shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 妄口巴舌 literally mean?
Literally, 妄口巴舌 means “reckless mouth and tongue”. It is used to mean “to speak thoughtlessly or maliciously”.
What is the Chinese definition of 妄口巴舌?
比喻胡言乱语。有时也指造谣污蔑。