刀片 dāo piàn blade / razor blade / tool bit syn 桨板 槳板 jiǎng bǎn stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) / stand-up paddleboard / blade of a propeller / blade of an oar 舌根 shé gēn back of tongue / tongue root / dorsal 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 锋利 鋒利 fēng lì sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point syn 叶片 葉片 yè piàn blade (of propellor) / vane / leaf syn 剑身 劍身 jiàn shēn sword blade 利刃 lì rèn sharp blade 刀刃 dāo rèn knife blade / crucial point syn 风向标 風向標 fēng xiàng biāo vane / propellor blade / weather vane / windsock 砍伤 砍傷 kǎn shāng to wound with a blade or hatchet / to slash / to gash 锯片 鋸片 jù piàn saw blade 双刃 雙刃 shuāng rèn double-edged blade 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 肩胛骨 jiān jiǎ gǔ scapula / shoulder blade syn 刀 dāo knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs syn 芒 máng awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan 刃 rèn edge of blade syn 戟 jǐ halberd / long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade / combined spear and battle-ax 锷 鍔 è blade edge / sharp 胛 jiǎ shoulder blade 乇 zhé "blade of grass" component in Chinese characters 髆 bó shoulder blade 茦 cè pointed grass blade / to prick 刀叶 刀葉 dāo yè blade 刀锋伺服器 刀鋒伺服器 dāo fēng sì fú qì blade 卷刃 juǎn rèn curved blade 卷笔刀 卷筆刀 juǎn bǐ dāo pencil sharpener (blade-only type) 宽斧 寬斧 kuān fǔ broadax / ax with a wide blade 钢丝锯 鋼絲鋸 gāng sī jù jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade) 扇叶 扇葉 shàn yè fan blade 排雷犁 mine-clearing blade 刀身 dāo shēn blade (of a knife or sword) 錍 pī flat arrow-head / plow blade / also pr. [pi2] 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened / a man will fall behind if he doesn't study 寸草不生 cùn cǎo - bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 朴刀 pō dāo sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands 血槽 xuè cáo fuller / blood groove (on a blade) / (gaming) health bar 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 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 咄咄称奇 咄咄稱奇 duō duō chēng qí to cluck one's tongue in wonder 压舌板 壓舌板 yā shé bǎn tongue depressor / spatula 平舌音 píng shé yīn alveolar / consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge 别嘴 彆嘴 biè zuǐ mouthful (awkward speech) / tongue-twister 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 心拙口笨 xīn zhuō kǒu bèn dull-witted and tongue-tied 急嘴急舌 jí zuǐ jí shé lit. quick mouth and quick tongue / fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece / to chime in rapidly 恶舌 惡舌 è shé vicious talk / malicious tongue 拗口令 ào kǒu lìng tongue twister syn 牛舌 niú shé ox tongue 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. 碍口 礙口 ài kǒu to shy to speak out / tongue-tied / to hesitate / too embarrassing for words syn 绕嘴 繞嘴 rào zuǐ hard to get one's mouth around / a tongue-twister syn 能言善辩 能言善辯 néng yán shàn biàn glib of tongue (idiom) / eloquent syn 舌下腺 shé xià xiàn sublingual gland / saliva gland under tongue 