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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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. 谽 hān a mouth or opening 吴市吹箫 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician 吹箫乞食 吹簫乞食 chuī xiāo qǐ shí to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician 嘴甜心苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery 心口不一 xīn kǒu bù yī heart and mouth at variance (idiom) / keeping one's real intentions to oneself / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn 拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom) / awkward speaker 朝不虑夕 朝不慮夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 染指垂涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom) / fig. greedy to seize sth 目怔口呆 mù zhēng kǒu dāi lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom) / stunned / stupefied 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 驴唇马觜 驢脣馬觜 lǘ chún mǎ zī lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. to chatter / nonsense / blather 麟角凤觜 麟角鳳觜 lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom) / fig. rara avis / rarity syn 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel 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. 血盆大口 xuè pén dà kǒu bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom) / ferocious mouth of beast of prey / fig. greedy exploiter / rapacious aggressor 樱桃小嘴 櫻桃小嘴 yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ lit. cherry mouth (idiom) / fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth 嘴炮 zuǐ pào (Internet slang) to mouth off / to shoot one's mouth off / sb who does that 扒饭 扒飯 pá fàn to push food into one's mouth using chopsticks while holding one's bowl up to one's mouth 咡 èr space between mouth and ears 