巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue syn 舌钉 舌釘 shé dīng tongue ring / tongue piercing 如簧之舌 rú huáng zhī shé lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. a glib tongue 牛脷酥 niú lì sū ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue 后门 後門 hòu mén back door / back gate / (fig.) back-door influence / under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor syn 后鼻音 後鼻音 hòu bí yīn velar nasal / consonant ng or ŋ produced in the nose with the back of the tongue against the soft palate 后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 背后 背後 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back syn 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 后退 後退 hòu tuì to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat syn 退回 tuì huí to return (an item) / to send back / to go back syn 后背 後背 hòu bèi the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth syn 脑后 腦後 nǎo hòu the back of the head / (fig.) the back of one's mind 回转 迴轉 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 夺回 奪回 duó huí to take back (forcibly) / to recapture / to win back syn 退后 退後 tuì hòu to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions syn 回眸 huí móu to glance back / to look back / retrospective syn 转回 轉回 zhuǎn huí to turn back / to put back / reversal / melodic inversion (in music) syn 反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) syn 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings syn 回电 回電 huí diàn to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram 背靠背 bèi kào bèi back to back 顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back syn 送还 送還 sòng huán to return / to give back / to send back / to repatriate syn 逡巡 qūn xún to draw back / to move back and forth / to hesitate / in an instant 回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back 回返 huí fǎn to return / to go back / to come back syn 背对背 背對背 bèi duì bèi back to back 投桃报李 投桃報李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom) / to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. syn 开后门 開後門 kāi hòu mén to open the back door / fig. under the counter / to do a secret or dishonest deal / to let sth in by the back door syn 负 負 fù to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated / negative (math. etc) syn 背 bèi the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing syn 翻悔 fān huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) syn 归 歸 guī to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor syn 追根溯源 zhuī gēn sù yuán to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth 偝 bèi to disobey / to stand back-to-back 反嘴 fǎn zuǐ to answer back / to contradict / to renege / to go back on one's word 戳壁脚 戳壁腳 chuō bì jiǎo to criticize behind sb's back / back-biting 戳脊梁 chuō jǐ liang to criticize behind sb's back / back-biting 戳脊梁骨 chuō jǐ liang gǔ to criticize behind sb's back / back-biting 背侧 背側 bèi cè back / back side 回滚 回滾 huí gǔn (computing) to roll back / rollback / (sports) (of a ball) to come back (due to backspin or sloping ground) 弧后裂谷 弧後裂谷 back-arc rift / back-arc spreading centre 弧后扩张中心 弧後擴張中心 back-arc rift / back-arc spreading centre 背靠背运输 背靠背運輸 bèi kào bèi yùn shū back-to-back transport 回购设施 回購設施 huí gòu shè shī buy-back facility / buy-back centre 回购中心 回購中心 buy-back facility / buy-back centre 开弓没有回头箭 開弓沒有回頭箭 kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks 前胸贴后背 前胸貼後背 qián xiōng tiē hòu bèi (lit.) chest sticking to back / (fig.) famished / (of several persons) packed chest to back 挺腰 tǐng yāo to straighten one's back / to arch one's back 背着 背著 bèi zhe turning one's back to (sth or sb) / keeping sth secret from (sb) / keeping (one's hands) behind one's back syn 回望 huí wàng to return sb's gaze / to meet sb's eyes / to look back (to one's rear) / (fig.) to look back at (the past) / to reflect on syn 回过头来 回過頭來 huí guò tóu lái to turn one's head / to turn around / (fig.) to return (to a previous point) / to come back (to what one was saying before) / (fig.) to look back (in time) / to reflect on the past 舌头 舌頭 shé tou tongue / CL:個|个[ge4] / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information syn 五官 wǔ guān five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) / facial features 啧啧 嘖嘖 zé zé to click one's tongue 舌尖 shé jiān tip of tongue / apical 吐舌头 吐舌頭 tǔ shé tou to stick out one's tongue 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language 穿帮 穿幫 chuān bāng (TV or movie) blooper / continuity error / (theater) to flub one's lines / unintended exposure of a body part / to be exposed (of a scheme or trick) / to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue / to blow one's cover 唇舌 chún shé argument / words / lips and tongue syn 失言 shī yán slip of the tongue / indiscretion / to blurt out a secret syn 臭骂 臭罵 chòu mà tongue-lashing / to chew out / CL:頓|顿[dun4] syn 张口结舌 張口結舌 zhāng kǒu jié shé agape and tongue-tied (idiom) / at a loss for words / gaping and speechless syn 住嘴 zhù zuǐ to hold one's tongue / Shut up! syn 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng to say sth without meaning it (idiom) / to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn 恶言 惡言 è yán evil tongue / malicious talk syn 绕口令 繞口令 rào kǒu lìng tongue-twister syn 口误 口誤 kǒu wù to misspeak / to get one's words mixed up / a slip of the tongue 火舌 huǒ shé tongue of flame syn 啧啧称奇 嘖嘖稱奇 zé zé chēng qí to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom) / to be astonished 长舌 長舌 cháng shé loquacious / to have a loose tongue 舌苔 shé tāi (TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis) 结舌 結舌 jié shé tongue-tied / unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc) 咄咄 duō duō to cluck one's tongue / tut-tut 咂嘴 zā zuǐ to click one's tongue syn 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. 慎言 shèn yán to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue 念 niàn to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4]) syn 失口 shī kǒu slip of the tongue / indiscretion / to blurt out a secret syn 芯子 xìn zi fuse / wick / forked tongue (of a snake) syn 耍贫嘴 耍貧嘴 shuǎ pín zuǐ (coll.) to wag one's tongue / to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes / to chatter endlessly / to speak glibly syn 舌 shé tongue syn 啧 嘖 zé (interj. of admiration or of disgust) / to click one's tongue / to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak syn 脷 lì (cattle) tongue (Cantonese) 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. 拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom) / awkward speaker 碍口识羞 礙口識羞 ài kǒu shí xiū tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom) 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 三寸不烂之舌 三寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab 朗朗上口 lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) / to recite with ease / catchy (of a song) syn 本族语 本族語 běn zú yǔ native language / mother tongue 舌面 shé miàn blade of tongue / laminal 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd / sharp tongue concealing a caring heart 前鼻音 qián bí yīn alveolar nasal / consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge 动嘴皮 動嘴皮 dòng zuǐ pí to move one's lips / to wag one's tongue 口干舌燥 口乾舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom) / to talk too much 