口 kǒu mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls syn 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words 传说 傳說 chuán shuō legend / folk tale / to repeat from mouth to mouth / they say that... syn 嘴巴 zuǐ ba mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 住口 zhù kǒu shut up / shut your mouth / stop talking syn 亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth / fig. in one's own words / to say sth personally 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) syn 干燥 乾燥 gān zào (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry / arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull / dry / boring / (of timber etc) to dry out / to season / to cure syn 多嘴 duō zuǐ talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly syn 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word syn 饶舌 饒舌 ráo shé talkative / to blather / to shoot one's mouth off / rap (genre of music) syn 漱口 shù kǒu to rinse one's mouth / to gargle syn 洞口 dòng kǒu cave mouth / tunnel entrance 垂涎 chuí xián to water at the mouth / to drool 捂住 摀住 wǔ zhù to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc) syn 张嘴 張嘴 zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) / to gape syn 口齿 口齒 kǒu chǐ mouth and teeth / enunciation / to articulate / diction / age (of cattle, horses etc) syn 嘴角 zuǐ jiǎo corner of the mouth syn 松口 鬆口 sōng kǒu to let go of sth held in one's mouth / (fig.) to relent / to yield syn 张口 張口 zhāng kǒu to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request) 信口 xìn kǒu to blurt sth out / to open one's mouth without thinking syn 高唱 gāo chàng to sing loudly / fig. to mouth slogans syn 启齿 啟齒 qǐ chǐ to open one's mouth / to start talking syn 白沫 bái mò froth / foam (coming from the mouth) syn 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 口若悬河 口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab syn 干渴 乾渴 gān kě parched / dry mouth syn 海口 hǎi kǒu estuary / coastal inlet / river mouth / seaport / see also 誇海口|夸海口[kua1 hai3 kou3] syn 七窍 七竅 qī qiào the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth 血口 xuè kǒu bloody mouth (from devouring freshly killed prey) 河口 hé kǒu estuary / the mouth of a river 井口 jǐng kǒu mouth of a well 传扬 傳揚 chuán yáng to spread (by word of mouth) syn 泉眼 quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth syn 大口 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping 满口 滿口 mǎn kǒu a full mouth of (sth tangible) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc) / (to agree etc) unreservedly 撇嘴 piě zuǐ to curl one's lip / to twitch one's mouth syn 口角 kǒu jiǎo corner of the mouth syn 默念 mò niàn to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly 洗漱 xǐ shù to wash the face and rinse the mouth 口蹄疫 kǒu tí yì foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) / aphthous fever 吹箫 吹簫 chuī xiāo to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes / cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] / (slang) fellatio / blowjob 亲嘴 親嘴 qīn zuǐ to kiss (on the mouth) syn 水帘洞 水簾洞 shuǐ lián dòng cave with a waterfall at its mouth 上膛 shàng táng roof of the mouth / to load a gun syn 翕动 翕動 xī dòng to open and close (the mouth etc) 歪嘴 wāi zuǐ twisted mouth / wry mouth 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. 嘴 zuǐ mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) / CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4] syn 含 hán to keep in the mouth / to contain syn 咧 liě to draw back the corners of one's mouth syn 泉 quán spring (small stream) / mouth of a spring / coin (archaic) syn 叼 diāo to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) syn 衔 銜 xián bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title syn 盎 àng (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming / abundant 喙 huì beak / snout / mouth / to pant syn 抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip syn 腭 齶 è palate / roof of the mouth syn 口疮 口瘡 kǒu chuāng mouth ulcer 噙 qín to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes) syn 瞎吹 xiā chuī to boast / to shoot one's mouth off 口腔炎 kǒu qiāng yán stomatitis / ulceration of oral cavity / inflammation of the mucous lining of the mouth 口爆 kǒu bào (slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth 驴唇不对马嘴 驢唇不對馬嘴 lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. wide of the mark / irrelevant / incongruous syn 嗫 囁 niè move the mouth as in speaking 罂 罌 yīng earthen jar with small mouth 翕 xī to open and close (the mouth etc) / friendly / compliant / Taiwan pr. [xi4] 喁 yóng (literary) (of a fish) to stick its mouth out of the water 唿 hū to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth) / (onom.) for the sound of the wind 簋 guǐ ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo 滥竽充数 濫竽充數 làn yú chōng shù lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom) / fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products / to masquerade as having an ability / token member of a group syn 合不拢嘴 合不攏嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked syn 放空炮 fàng kōng pào (lit.) to fire blank shots / (fig.) to be all talk and no action / to shoot one's mouth off / to make empty promises syn 口传 口傳 kǒu chuán to convey orally / to pass on by word of mouth (instructions, information, stories etc) 绕嘴 繞嘴 rào zuǐ hard to get one's mouth around / a tongue-twister syn 霍尔木兹 霍爾木茲 huò ěr mù zī Hormuz, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf 搬唇递舌 搬唇遞舌 bān chún dì shé to pass on stories (idiom) / to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom) / fig. to water at the mouth / to drool in anticipation 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat! / fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. 谽 hān a mouth or opening 吴市吹箫 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician 吹箫乞食 吹簫乞食 chuī xiāo qǐ shí to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician 嘴甜心苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery 心口不一 xīn kǒu bù yī heart and mouth at variance (idiom) / keeping one's real intentions to oneself / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn 拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom) / awkward speaker 朝不虑夕 朝不慮夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 染指垂涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom) / fig. greedy to seize sth 目怔口呆 mù zhēng kǒu dāi lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom) / stunned / stupefied 轻嘴薄舌 輕嘴薄舌 qīng zuǐ bó shé lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom) / hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued syn 驴唇马觜 驢脣馬觜 lǘ chún mǎ zī lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. to chatter / nonsense / blather 麟角凤觜 麟角鳳觜 lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom) / fig. rara avis / rarity syn 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel 口无遮拦 口無遮攔 kǒu wú zhē lán to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / to commit a gaffe 搬口 bān kǒu to pass on stories (idiom) / to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales 病从口入，祸从口出 病從口入，禍從口出 bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. 血盆大口 xuè pén dà kǒu bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom) / ferocious mouth of beast of prey / fig. greedy exploiter / rapacious aggressor 