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挑牙料唇
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挑牙料唇

挑牙料唇 — “To quarrel or argue vehemently”

挑牙料唇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to quarrel or argue vehemently”. To engage in a verbal dispute.

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挑牙料唇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挑牙料唇 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挑
tiǎo9carry on a shoulder pole
牙
yá4tooth tusk broker
料
liào10material, expect, feed
唇
chún10lips

Example Sentence with 挑牙料唇

他们俩常常为了一些小事挑牙料唇,结果谁也说服不了谁。
They often quarrel fiercely over trivial matters, and as a result, neither can convince the other.

Idioms Related to 挑牙料唇

Synonyms of 挑牙料唇

  • tiǎo挑chún唇liào料zuǐ嘴bicker noisily over trivial matters

More idioms starting with 挑

  • tiāo挑sān三xián嫌sì四to be overly picky and find fault
  • tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四overly particular or fussy
  • tiāo挑sān三bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑sān三jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
  • tiǎo挑sān三wō窝sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑sān三huō豁sì四stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑yāo么tiāo挑liù六to be picky and find fault
  • tiǎo挑dà大liáng梁bear the main responsibility
  • tiāo挑zì字yǎn眼er儿nitpick over words
  • tiāo挑yāo幺tiāo挑liù六to be excessively picky
  • tiǎo挑dé得lán篮lǐ里biàn便shì是cài菜take whatever is available

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What does 挑牙料唇 mean?

挑牙料唇 (tiǎo yá liào chún) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to quarrel or argue vehemently”.

How do you pronounce 挑牙料唇?

挑牙料唇 is pronounced tiǎo yá liào chún in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 挑牙料唇?

摇动嘴唇。指吵嘴,争吵。

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