焦唇干舌 — “Scorched lips and dry tongue”
焦唇干舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely anxious and worried, to the point of having dry lips and a parched tongue; consumed by anxiety”. Literally, “scorched lips and dry tongue”.
焦唇干舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
焦唇干舌 Character Breakdown
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- jiāo焦chún唇gān干fèi肺extremely anxious and distressed
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- jiāo焦xīn心láo劳sī思extremely worried and anxious
- jiāo焦xīn心rú如fén焚consumed by worry
- jiāo焦xīn心rè热zhōng中consumed by anxiety and worry
- jiāo焦sī思kǔ苦lǜ虑worry and ponder painstakingly
- jiāo焦shā沙làn烂shí石scorching hot weather
- jiāo焦áo熬tóu投shí石doomed to fail
- jiāo焦méi眉chóu愁yǎn眼worried and sorrowful expression
- jiāo焦méi眉zhòu皱yǎn眼to look anxious and distressed
- jiāo焦méi眉kǔ苦liǎn脸to look distressed and worried
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What does 焦唇干舌 mean?
焦唇干舌 (jiāo chún gān shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely anxious and worried, to the point of having dry lips and a parched tongue; consumed by anxiety”.
How do you pronounce 焦唇干舌?
焦唇干舌 is pronounced jiāo chún gān shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 焦唇干舌 literally mean?
Literally, 焦唇干舌 means “scorched lips and dry tongue”. It is used to mean “to be extremely anxious and worried, to the point of having dry lips and a parched tongue; consumed by anxiety”.
What is the Chinese definition of 焦唇干舌?
指忧心如焚，唇舌亦为之干枯。