鼓吻弄舌 — “Moving lips and wagging tongue”
鼓吻弄舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak eloquently or persuasively, often with flattery or insincerity; to wag one's tongue”. Literally, “Moving lips and wagging tongue”.
鼓吻弄舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鼓吻弄舌 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 鼓
- gǔ鼓yuè乐xuān喧tiān天drums and music clamor to the sky
- gǔ鼓yuè乐qí齐míng鸣Drums beat and music plays in unison
- gǔ鼓dāo刀tú屠zhě者a butcher or person of low social status
- gǔ鼓chuī吹xuān喧tián阗Loud and boisterous music
- gǔ鼓wěn吻fèn奋zhǎo爪to bare fangs and brandish claws
- gǔ鼓chún唇zǎ咋shé舌instigate trouble with manipulative speech
- gǔ鼓chún唇yáo摇shé舌wag tongue to stir up discord
- gǔ鼓zào噪sì四qǐ起uproar breaks out everywhere
- gǔ鼓zào噪ér而qǐ起rise up in a clamor
- gǔ鼓zào噪ér而jìn进advance with great clamor
- gǔ鼓qí旗xiāng相dāng当to be evenly matched
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What does 鼓吻弄舌 mean?
鼓吻弄舌 (gǔ wěn nòng shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak eloquently or persuasively, often with flattery or insincerity; to wag one's tongue”.
How do you pronounce 鼓吻弄舌?
鼓吻弄舌 is pronounced gǔ wěn nòng shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼓吻弄舌 literally mean?
Literally, 鼓吻弄舌 means “Moving lips and wagging tongue”. It is used to mean “to speak eloquently or persuasively, often with flattery or insincerity; to wag one's tongue”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼓吻弄舌?
指鼓弄唇舌。