驴唇马觜 — “To talk nonsense”
驴唇马觜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense”. To spout rubbish. Literally, “Donkey's lips, horse's mouth”.
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驴唇马觜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
驴唇马觜 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 驴唇马觜
他总是驴唇马觜，说些不着边际的话。
He always talks nonsense, saying irrelevant things.
Idioms Related to 驴唇马觜
More idioms starting with 驴
- lǘ驴qián前mǎ马hòu后Always at someone's beck and call
- lǘ驴chún唇bù不duì对mǎ马kǒu口inconsistent or irrelevant speech
- lǘ驴chún唇bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or incongruous
- lǘ驴chún唇mǎ马zuǐ嘴incoherent or contradictory speech
- lǘ驴tóu头bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or a complete mismatch
- lǘ驴nián年mǎ马yuè月when pigs fly
- lǘ驴xīn心gǒu狗fèi肺cruel, vicious, and heartless
- lǘ驴shēng生jǐ戟jiǎo角something utterly impossible to happen
- lǘ驴shēng生jī笄jiǎo角an impossibility; something that will never happen
- lǘ驴gān肝fèi肺ungrateful and malicious intentions
- lǘ驴míng鸣quǎn犬fèi吠crude writing or clumsy speech
- lǘ驴míng鸣gǒu狗fèi吠clumsy or unskillful writing or speech
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What does 驴唇马觜 mean?
驴唇马觜 (lǘ chún mǎ zī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense”.
How do you pronounce 驴唇马觜?
驴唇马觜 is pronounced lǘ chún mǎ zī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 驴唇马觜 literally mean?
Literally, 驴唇马觜 means “Donkey's lips, horse's mouth”. It is used to mean “to talk nonsense”.
What is the Chinese definition of 驴唇马觜?
指胡扯，瞎说。