枉口诳舌 — “To speak falsely and deceitfully”
枉口诳舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak falsely and deceitfully”. To spread malicious rumors or fabricate stories. Literally, “Crooked mouth, deceptive tongue”.
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枉口诳舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉口诳舌 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 枉口诳舌
他总是枉口诳舌，让大家对他的话越来越不信任
He always speaks falsely and spreads malicious rumors, causing everyone to trust his words less and less.
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Synonyms of 枉口诳舌
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 枉口诳舌 mean?
枉口诳舌 (wǎng kǒu kuáng shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak falsely and deceitfully”.
How do you pronounce 枉口诳舌?
枉口诳舌 is pronounced wǎng kǒu kuáng shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉口诳舌 literally mean?
Literally, 枉口诳舌 means “Crooked mouth, deceptive tongue”. It is used to mean “to speak falsely and deceitfully”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉口诳舌?
比喻肆意胡说。多指造谣生事。同“枉口拔舌”。