轻口薄舌 — “To speak carelessly or flippantly”
轻口薄舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak carelessly or flippantly”. To be loose-tongued; to have a sharp or sarcastic tongue; to be imprudent in speech.
Frequency
轻口薄舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
轻口薄舌 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 轻口薄舌
他这人就是喜欢轻口薄舌地评论别人，一点也不懂得尊重
He's the kind of person who enjoys making indiscreet comments about others, showing no respect.
Idioms Related to 轻口薄舌
Synonyms of 轻口薄舌
More idioms starting with 轻
- qīng轻shì世ào傲wù物scorn the world and be arrogant
- qīng轻shì世sì肆zhì志scorn conventions and indulge will
- qīng轻jǔ举wàng妄dòng动act rashly without careful consideration
- qīng轻jǔ举jué绝sú俗withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- qīng轻jǔ举yuǎn远yóu游withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- qīng轻shì事zhòng重bào报exaggerate a minor issue in a report
- qīng轻yú于hóng鸿máo毛utterly worthless or insignificant
- qīng轻wēi偎dī低bàng傍gently snuggling and leaning close
- qīng轻yáo傜bó薄fù赋lighten corvée and reduce taxes
- qīng轻dòng动gān干gē戈Rashly resort to military action
- qīng轻zú卒ruì锐bīng兵agile elite troops with sharp weapons
- qīng轻kǒu口qīng轻shé舌speak carelessly or frivolously
Recommended tools
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →Questions about 轻口薄舌
What does 轻口薄舌 mean?
轻口薄舌 (qīng kǒu bó shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak carelessly or flippantly”.
How do you pronounce 轻口薄舌?
轻口薄舌 is pronounced qīng kǒu bó shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻口薄舌?
指说话轻率，言语随便。也比喻人爱说俏皮话。同“轻嘴薄舌”。