枉口拔舌 — “To speak maliciously and spread rumors”
枉口拔舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak maliciously and spread rumors”. To talk baseless nonsense and stir up trouble.
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枉口拔舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉口拔舌 Character Breakdown
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他总是喜欢枉口拔舌，搬弄是非，让大家对他敬而远之。
He always likes to spread malicious rumors and sow discord, making everyone keep their distance from him.
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Synonyms of 枉口拔舌
More idioms starting with 枉
- wǎng枉shǐ使xīn心jī机to scheme in vain
- wǎng枉kān勘xū虚zhāo招extract a false confession
- wǎng枉kǒu口jiáo嚼shé舌maliciously spread rumors and stir up trouble
- wǎng枉kǒu口kuáng诳shé舌speak falsely and deceitfully
- 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 枉口拔舌 mean?
枉口拔舌 (wǎng kǒu bá shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak maliciously and spread rumors”.
How do you pronounce 枉口拔舌?
枉口拔舌 is pronounced wǎng kǒu bá shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉口拔舌?
比喻肆意胡说。多指造谣生事。