"a talking-to" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
教训教訓	jiào xun	to provide guidance / to lecture sb / to upbraid / a talking-to / a bitter lesson / CL:番[fan1],頓\|顿[dun4]	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
住口	zhù kǒu	shut up / shut your mouth / stop talking	syn
瞎说瞎說	xiā shuō	to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about	syn
搭讪搭訕	dā shàn	to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation	syn
指手画脚指手畫腳	zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo	to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily	syn
插嘴	chā zuǐ	to interrupt (sb talking) / to butt in / to cut into a conversation	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)
千言万语千言萬語	qiān yán wàn yǔ	thousands of words (idiom) / having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop
启齿啟齒	qǐ chǐ	to open one's mouth / to start talking	syn
有说有笑有說有笑	yǒu shuō yǒu xiào	talking and laughing / to jest / cheerful and lively	syn
七嘴八舌	qī zuǐ bā shé	lively discussion with everybody talking at once	syn
梦话夢話	mèng huà	talking in one's sleep / words spoken during sleep / fig. speech bearing no relation to reality / delusions	syn
念诵念誦	niàn sòng	to read out / to recite / to remember sb (while talking about sth else)
梦呓夢囈	mèng yì	talking in one's sleep / delirious ravings / nonsense / sheer fantasy	syn
骂骂咧咧罵罵咧咧	mà ma liē liē	to swear while talking / to be foul-mouthed	syn
笑语笑語	xiào yǔ	talking and laughing / cheerful talk	syn
名嘴	míng zuǐ	well-known commentator / talking head / pundit / prominent TV or radio host
油嘴滑舌	yóu zuǐ huá shé	glib / oily-mouthed and smooth talking	syn
乐道樂道	lè dào	to take delight in talking about sth / to find pleasure in following one's convictions
嘴甜	zuǐ tián	sweet-talking / ingratiating
枚	méi	classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個\|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy	syn
阿谀奉承阿諛奉承	ē yú fèng chéng	flattering and fawning (idiom) / sweet-talking	syn
客气话客氣話	kè qi huà	words of politeness / politesse / decorous talking / talk with propriety	syn
三人成虎	sān rén chéng hǔ	three men talking makes a tiger (idiom) / repeated rumor becomes a fact
比手划脚比手劃腳	bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo	to gesticulate / to make lively gestures (while talking) / also written 比手畫腳\|比手画脚
哩哩罗罗哩哩羅羅	lī lī luō luō	endless mumbling (onom.) / verbose and incomprehensible / talking endlessly	syn
嘲哳	zhāo zhā	(onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by musical instruments, or birds twittering
大谈特谈大談特談	dà tán tè tán	to keep on talking about
情急了	qíng jí liǎo	mythical talking bird / mynah bird
指手划脚指手劃腳	zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo	to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily / also written 指手畫腳\|指手画脚
比手画脚比手畫腳	bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo	to gesticulate / to make lively gestures (while talking) / also written 比手劃腳\|比手划脚
秦吉了	qín jí liǎo	mythical talking bird / mynah bird
鸡同鸭讲雞同鴨講	jī tóng yā jiǎng	lit. chicken speaking with duck / fig. talking without communicating / people not understanding each other
姑妄言之	gū wàng yán zhī	to just talk for the sake of talking
打开话匣子打開話匣子	dǎ kāi huà xiá zi	to start talking
收声收聲	shōu shēng	(Cantonese) to stop talking / to shut up
稗官	bài guān	(old) petty official charged with reporting back to the ruler on what people in a locality are talking about / novel in the vernacular / fiction writer / novelist
一长一短一長一短	yī cháng yī duǎn	talking endlessly / long-winded
一长一短一長一短	yī cháng - yī duǎn	(idiom) talking endlessly / long-winded

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"a talking-to" Chinese-English Dictionary

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