丰干饶舌 — “Even a taciturn person can become surprisingly talkative”

丰干饶舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Even a taciturn person can become surprisingly talkative”. Refers to someone usually quiet speaking a lot.

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丰干饶舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

丰干饶舌 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
丰	fēng	4	Abundant and beautiful
干	gàn	3	to do or dry
饶	ráo	9	forgive, spare, abundant
舌	shé	6	tongue

Example Sentence with 丰干饶舌

没想到平时沉稳的他，今天在酒桌上竟然也丰干饶舌起来，真是让人意外

I didn't expect him, usually so composed, to become so talkative at the dinner party today. It was quite a surprise.

Origin and Story of 丰干饶舌

During the Tang Dynasty, the monk Fenggan often performed menial tasks like pounding rice at Guoqing Temple on Mount Tiantai. When asked a question, he would only reply with the two words 'as circumstances dictate' and nothing else.

Later, he traveled to the capital. When Lu Qiu Yin was about to become the prefect of Taizhou, he asked Fenggan if there were any wise individuals in Taizhou. Fenggan instructed him to remember to pay respects to Manjushri upon his arrival.

After Lu Qiu Yin took office, he went to Guoqing Temple and met Hanshan and Shide. The two monks laughed and said, 'Fenggan is talkative (Fenggan raoshe).'