铜唇铁舌 — “Copper lips and iron tongue”
铜唇铁舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone who is exceptionally eloquent, persuasive, and forceful in their speech; a powerful orator with an impressive command of language”. Literally, “copper lips and iron tongue”.
铜唇铁舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
铜唇铁舌 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 铜
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- tóng铜chéng城tiě铁bì壁an impregnable defense
- tóng铜qiáng墙tiě铁bì壁an impregnable defense
- tóng铜bì壁tiě铁qiáng墙an impregnable defense
- tóng铜hú壶kè刻lòu漏the relentless passage of time
- tóng铜hú壶dī滴lòu漏slow passage of time
- tóng铜hú壶lòu漏duàn断deep into the night
- tóng铜tóu头tiě铁bì臂invulnerable and powerful
- tóng铜tóu头tiě铁é额extremely brave and formidable
- tóng铜shān山xī西bēng崩，，luò洛zhōng钟dōng东yīng应Major events trigger distant reactions
- tóng铜shān山jīn金xué穴immensely wealthy
- tóng铜shān山tiě铁bì壁impenetrable defense or pillar of strength
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What does 铜唇铁舌 mean?
铜唇铁舌 (tóng chún tiě shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone who is exceptionally eloquent, persuasive, and forceful in their speech; a powerful orator with an impressive command of language”.
How do you pronounce 铜唇铁舌?
铜唇铁舌 is pronounced tóng chún tiě shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 铜唇铁舌 literally mean?
Literally, 铜唇铁舌 means “copper lips and iron tongue”. It is used to mean “describes someone who is exceptionally eloquent, persuasive, and forceful in their speech; a powerful orator with an impressive command of language”.
What is the Chinese definition of 铜唇铁舌?
比喻雄辩的口才。