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 犯规 犯規 fàn guī to break the rules / an illegality / a foul 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 臭味 chòu wèi bad smell / foul odor syn 不择手段 不擇手段 bù zé shǒu duàn by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously 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 边线 邊線 biān xiàn sideline / foul line 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 乌烟瘴气 烏煙瘴氣 wū yān zhàng qì billowing smoke (idiom) / foul atmosphere / (fig.) murky atmosphere / in a turmoil 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 投机取巧 投機取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul / to be opportunistic / to be full of tricks syn 污浊 污濁 wū zhuó dirty / muddy / foul (sewer) 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 手球 shǒu qiú handball (the game or the ball itself) / handball (a foul in soccer) 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 恶疾 惡疾 è jí unpleasant ailment / foul disease 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 骂骂咧咧 罵罵咧咧 mà ma liē liē to swear while talking / to be foul-mouthed syn 泉眼 quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain 腥风血雨 腥風血雨 xīng fēng xuè yǔ lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage syn 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 四溢 sì yì (of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place / (of grease etc) dripping everywhere / flowing all over the place 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 粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language 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 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 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. 蒙难 蒙難 méng nàn to meet with disaster / killed / in the clutches of the enemy / to fall foul of / in danger syn 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 骚 騷 sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male 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 污 wū dirty / filthy / foul / corrupt / to smear / to defile / dirt / filth 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 卑污 bēi wū despicable and filthy / foul 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 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 薰莸不同器 薰蕕不同器 xūn yóu bù tóng qì lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom) / bad people and good people do not mix 