贫嘴贱舌 — “To be offensively talkative and sarcastic”
贫嘴贱舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be offensively talkative and sarcastic”. To have a glib and sharp tongue that annoys others. Literally, “poor mouth and cheap tongue”.
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贫嘴贱舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贫嘴贱舌 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 贫嘴贱舌
他总是贫嘴贱舌，所以大家都不太喜欢和他聊天。
He is always glib and sarcastic, so people don't really like to chat with him.
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More idioms starting with 贫
- pín贫bù不xué学jiǎn俭Poverty compels frugality
- pín贫bù不xué学jiǎn俭，，fù富bù不xué学shē奢Poverty teaches frugality, wealth teaches extravagance
- pín贫ér儿pù曝fù富poor person flaunting wealth
- pín贫zuǐ嘴è恶shé舌sharp-tongued and unpleasant
- pín贫zuǐ嘴huá滑shé舌garrulous and sharp-tongued
- pín贫zuǐ嘴bó薄shé舌garrulous and sharp-tongued
- pín贫zuǐ嘴è饿shé舌excessively talkative and annoying
- pín贫kùn困liáo潦dǎo倒impoverished and dejected
- pín贫shì士shì市guā瓜judge people by outward appearance
- pín贫fù富bù不jūn均uneven distribution of wealth
- pín贫fù富xuán悬shū殊wide gap between rich and poor
- pín贫wú无dān担shí石utterly destitute
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Open the tool →Questions about 贫嘴贱舌
What does 贫嘴贱舌 mean?
贫嘴贱舌 (pín zuǐ jiàn shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be offensively talkative and sarcastic”.
How do you pronounce 贫嘴贱舌?
贫嘴贱舌 is pronounced pín zuǐ jiàn shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贫嘴贱舌 literally mean?
Literally, 贫嘴贱舌 means “poor mouth and cheap tongue”. It is used to mean “to be offensively talkative and sarcastic”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贫嘴贱舌?
指话多而尖酸刻薄，使人厌恶。