口 kǒu mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls syn 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup 合 gě 100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 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 石 dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] 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 陆地 陸地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea) syn 脱水 脫水 tuō shuǐ to dry out / to extract water / dehydration / dehydrated / desiccation 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 干洗 乾洗 gān xǐ to dry clean / dry cleaning 枯燥 kū zào dry and dull / uninteresting / tedious 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 晒太阳 曬太陽 shài tài yáng to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc) / to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it) 饶舌 饒舌 ráo shé talkative / to blather / to shoot one's mouth off / rap (genre of music) syn 烘干 烘乾 hōng gān to dry over a stove 萎缩 萎縮 wěi suō to wither / to dry up (of a plant) / to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc) 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 干旱 乾旱 gān hàn drought / arid / dry syn 禁酒 jìn jiǔ prohibition / ban on alcohol / dry law 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 干冰 乾冰 gān bīng dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2) / CL:塊|块[kuai4] 干涸 乾涸 gān hé to dry up 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 搜刮 sōu guā to rake in (money) / to plunder / to milk people dry syn 晾干 晾乾 liàng gān to dry (sth) by airing 干巴巴 乾巴巴 gān bā bā dry / parched / dull / insipid syn 风干 風乾 fēng gān to air-dry / to season (timber etc) / air-dried / air-drying 白沫 bái mò froth / foam (coming from the mouth) syn 干果 乾果 gān guǒ dried fruit / dry fruits (nuts etc) 索然 suǒ rán dull / dry 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 干涩 乾澀 gān sè dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style) 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 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom) / fig. forever / until the end of time 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 干咳 乾咳 gān ké to cough without phlegm / a dry cough syn 干粉 乾粉 gān fěn dry powder 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 擦干 擦乾 cā gān to wipe dry 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 晒干 曬乾 shài gān to dry in the sun 干裂 乾裂 gān liè (of dry soil etc) to crack / (of skin) to chap syn 断流 斷流 duàn liú to run dry (of river) 枯草 kū cǎo withered grass / dry grass 口蹄疫 kǒu tí yì foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) / aphthous fever 吹干 吹乾 chuī gān to blow-dry 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 碳化 tàn huà to carbonize / dry distillation / carbonization 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 冻干 凍乾 dòng gān to freeze-dry / freeze-dried food (such as meat or fruit) 上膛 shàng táng roof of the mouth / to load a gun syn 饲养场 飼養場 sì yǎng chǎng farm / feed lot / dry lot 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. 阴干 陰乾 yīn gān to dry in the shade 干眼症 乾眼症 gān yǎn zhèng (medicine) xerophthalmia / dry eye syndrome 嘴 zuǐ mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) / CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4] syn 松 鬆 sōng loose / to loosen / to relax / floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) syn 斗 dǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] syn 晒 曬 shài (of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to syn 含 hán to keep in the mouth / to contain syn 炮 bāo to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating 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 糗 qiǔ dry rations (for a journey) / (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking) / (coll.) embarrassing / embarrassment syn 叼 diāo to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) syn 晾 liàng to dry in the air / (fig.) to cold-shoulder syn 燥 zào dry / parched / impatient / vexed / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [sao4]) minced meat 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 