有口难言 — “Have a mouth but difficult to speak”
有口难言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have something to say but find it difficult to express, often due to embarrassment, fear, or a sense of inappropriateness; to be tongue-tied or at a loss for words when one has a lot to explain”. Literally, “have a mouth but difficult to speak”.
有口难言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
有口难言 Character Breakdown
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What does 有口难言 mean?
有口难言 (yǒu kǒu nán yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have something to say but find it difficult to express, often due to embarrassment, fear, or a sense of inappropriateness; to be tongue-tied or at a loss for words when one has a lot to explain”.
How do you pronounce 有口难言?
有口难言 is pronounced yǒu kǒu nán yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 有口难言 literally mean?
Literally, 有口难言 means “have a mouth but difficult to speak”. It is used to mean “to have something to say but find it difficult to express, often due to embarrassment, fear, or a sense of inappropriateness; to be tongue-tied or at a loss for words when one has a lot to explain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 有口难言?
言：说。虽然有嘴，但话难以说出口。指有话不便说或不敢说。