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颠唇簸嘴
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颠唇簸嘴

颠唇簸嘴 — “To stir up trouble with words”

颠唇簸嘴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble with words”. To engage in gossip and backbiting.

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颠唇簸嘴 Pronunciation and Pinyin

颠唇簸嘴 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
颠
diān16top, overturn, jolt, insane
唇
chún10lips
簸
bò19winnowing basket; to winnow
嘴
zuǐ16mouth, snout, spout

Example Sentence with 颠唇簸嘴

他总是喜欢在背后颠唇簸嘴,制造不和。
He always likes to stir up trouble with his words behind others' backs, creating disharmony.

Idioms Related to 颠唇簸嘴

Synonyms of 颠唇簸嘴

  • bān搬nòng弄shì是fēi非sow discord with rumors

More idioms starting with 颠

  • diān颠sān三dǎo倒sì四confused and incoherent
  • diān颠qián乾dǎo倒kūn坤possess extraordinary power or ability
  • diān颠pū仆liú流lí离wander about homeless and displaced
  • diān颠dǎo倒qián乾kūn坤possess extraordinary power to turn things around
  • diān颠dǎo倒gàn干kūn坤possess extraordinary power or ability
  • diān颠dǎo倒shì是fēi非confuse right and wrong
  • diān颠dǎo倒yī衣cháng裳put on clothes in disarray from haste
  • diān颠dǎo倒yīn阴yáng阳invert right and wrong
  • diān颠dǎo倒hēi黑bái白deliberately distort facts
  • diān颠tóu头bō播nǎo脑nod and sway one's head complacently
  • diān颠tóu头bǒ簸nǎo脑nod and bob one's head
  • diān颠tóu头sǒng耸nǎo脑nodding and bobbing one's head complacently

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Questions about 颠唇簸嘴

What does 颠唇簸嘴 mean?

颠唇簸嘴 (diān chún bò zuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble with words”.

How do you pronounce 颠唇簸嘴?

颠唇簸嘴 is pronounced diān chún bò zuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 颠唇簸嘴?

指搬弄口舌。

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