唇焦舌敝 — “To talk oneself hoarse”
唇焦舌敝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk oneself hoarse”. To talk till one's lips are parched and one's tongue is worn out from excessive speech. Literally, “lips parched and tongue worn out”.
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唇焦舌敝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
唇焦舌敝 Character Breakdown
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为了解释清楚这项复杂的技术，他给大家讲得唇焦舌敝，嗓子都哑了。
To explain the complex technology clearly, he talked to everyone till his lips were parched and his tongue worn out, and his voice became hoarse.
Idioms Related to 唇焦舌敝
Synonyms of 唇焦舌敝
More idioms starting with 唇
- chún唇bù不lí离sāi腮always together, very close relationship
- chún唇wáng亡chǐ齿hán寒interdependent entities; one falls, other endangered
- chún唇rú如jī激dān丹lips like vivid cinnabar
- chún唇jiān尖shé舌lì利eloquent and sharp-tongued
- chún唇gān干kǒu口zào燥lips dry, mouth parched from talking
- chún唇jiē揭chǐ齿hán寒interdependent, shared vulnerability
- chún唇bì敝shé舌fǔ腐talk oneself hoarse
- chún唇qiāng枪shé舌jiàn剑fierce verbal debate
- chún唇jiāo焦kǒu口zào燥lips and mouth parched from talking
- chún唇jié竭chǐ齿hán寒interdependent; if one falls, the other is in danger
- chún唇hóng红chǐ齿bái白red lips and white teeth
- chún唇fǔ腐chǐ齿luò落study extremely diligently
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Open the tool →Questions about 唇焦舌敝
What does 唇焦舌敝 mean?
唇焦舌敝 (chún jiāo shé bì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk oneself hoarse”.
How do you pronounce 唇焦舌敝?
唇焦舌敝 is pronounced chún jiāo shé bì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 唇焦舌敝 literally mean?
Literally, 唇焦舌敝 means “lips parched and tongue worn out”. It is used to mean “to talk oneself hoarse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 唇焦舌敝?
焦：干；敝：破。嘴唇干，舌头破。形容说话太多，费尽唇舌。