驴唇马嘴 — “Incoherent or contradictory in speech or writing”
驴唇马嘴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Incoherent or contradictory in speech or writing”. Illogical and nonsensical. Literally, “Donkey's lips and horse's mouth”.
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驴唇马嘴 Character Breakdown
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他刚才的发言真是驴唇马嘴，让人听得一头雾水。
His speech just now was totally incoherent, leaving everyone confused.
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More idioms starting with 驴
- lǘ驴qián前mǎ马hòu后Always at someone's beck and call
- lǘ驴chún唇bù不duì对mǎ马kǒu口inconsistent or irrelevant speech
- lǘ驴chún唇bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or incongruous
- lǘ驴chún唇mǎ马zī觜talk nonsense
- lǘ驴tóu头bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or a complete mismatch
- lǘ驴nián年mǎ马yuè月when pigs fly
- lǘ驴xīn心gǒu狗fèi肺cruel, vicious, and heartless
- lǘ驴shēng生jǐ戟jiǎo角something utterly impossible to happen
- lǘ驴shēng生jī笄jiǎo角an impossibility; something that will never happen
- lǘ驴gān肝fèi肺ungrateful and malicious intentions
- lǘ驴míng鸣quǎn犬fèi吠crude writing or clumsy speech
- lǘ驴míng鸣gǒu狗fèi吠clumsy or unskillful writing or speech
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What does 驴唇马嘴 mean?
驴唇马嘴 (lǘ chún mǎ zuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Incoherent or contradictory in speech or writing”.
How do you pronounce 驴唇马嘴?
驴唇马嘴 is pronounced lǘ chún mǎ zuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 驴唇马嘴 literally mean?
Literally, 驴唇马嘴 means “Donkey's lips and horse's mouth”. It is used to mean “Incoherent or contradictory in speech or writing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 驴唇马嘴?
比喻说话写文章，前言不搭后语，前后矛盾。