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龈齿弹舌 — “To gnash one's teeth and click one's tongue in furious anger”

龈齿弹舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gnash one's teeth and click one's tongue in furious anger”. Often accompanied by vehement cursing or denunciation. Literally, “Gnash teeth and flick tongue”.

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龈齿弹舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

龈齿弹舌 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
龈
yín14gums
齿
chǐ8teeth, cogs, age, disdain
弹
dàn11bullet, play, criticize
舌
shé6tongue

Example Sentence with 龈齿弹舌

听到那些不实言论,他气得龈齿弹舌,严厉地驳斥了对方。
Hearing the untrue remarks, he gnashed his teeth and flicked his tongue in anger, sternly refuting the other party.

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  • yín龈yín龈jì计jiào较haggle over every detail

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What does 龈齿弹舌 mean?

龈齿弹舌 (yín chǐ dàn shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gnash one's teeth and click one's tongue in furious anger”.

How do you pronounce 龈齿弹舌?

龈齿弹舌 is pronounced yín chǐ dàn shé in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 龈齿弹舌 literally mean?

Literally, 龈齿弹舌 means “Gnash teeth and flick tongue”. It is used to mean “to gnash one's teeth and click one's tongue in furious anger”.

What is the Chinese definition of 龈齿弹舌?

龇牙咧嘴地咒骂。

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