枉口嚼舌 — “To talk nonsense and spread rumors maliciously”
枉口嚼舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense and spread rumors maliciously”. To stir up trouble with groundless gossip.
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枉口嚼舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉口嚼舌 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 枉口嚼舌
他总是枉口嚼舌，无中生有地议论别人，让大家对他敬而远之
He always talks nonsense and invents things to gossip about others, making everyone keep their distance from him.
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Synonyms of 枉口嚼舌
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- wǎng枉shǐ使xīn心jī机to scheme in vain
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- wǎng枉mò墨jiǎo矫shéng绳distort or violate established rules
- wǎng枉chǐ尺zhí直xún寻yield a little to gain much
- wǎng枉jǐ己zhèng正rén人criticize others while flawed oneself
- wǎng枉dān担xū虚míng名bear an empty name in vain
- wǎng枉qǔ曲zhí直còu凑stubbornly follow a rigid course
- wǎng枉fǎ法xùn徇sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉fǎ法yíng营sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉wù物nán难xiāo消Ill-gotten gains bring trouble
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What does 枉口嚼舌 mean?
枉口嚼舌 (wǎng kǒu jiáo shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense and spread rumors maliciously”.
How do you pronounce 枉口嚼舌?
枉口嚼舌 is pronounced wǎng kǒu jiáo shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉口嚼舌?
比喻肆意胡说。多指造谣生事。同“枉口拔舌”。