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改口费
gǎi kǒu fèi
Pinyin
Definition
改口费
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gǎi kǒu fèi
a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law
Character Decomposition
改
己
⺙
口
口
费
弓
贝
Related Words
(20)
人口
rén kǒu
1
population
2
people
借口
jiè kǒu
1
to use as an excuse
2
on the pretext
3
excuse
4
pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
1
wound
2
cut
入口
rù kǒu
1
entrance
2
to import
出口
chū kǒu
1
an exit
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
to speak
4
to export
5
(of a ship) to leave port
口
kǒu
1
mouth
2
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
3
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
口味
kǒu wèi
1
a person's preferences
2
tastes (in food)
3
flavor
改
gǎi
1
to change
2
to alter
3
to transform
4
to correct
改善
gǎi shàn
1
to make better
2
to improve
3
CL:個|个[gè]
改为
gǎi wéi
1
to change into
改变
gǎi biàn
1
to change
2
to alter
3
to transform
胃口
wèi kǒu
1
appetite
2
liking
门口
mén kǒu
1
doorway
2
gate
3
CL:個|个[gè]
一口气
yī kǒu qì
1
one breath
2
in one breath
3
at a stretch
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
1
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
修改
xiū gǎi
1
to amend
2
to alter
3
to modify
两口子
liǎng kǒu zi
1
husband and wife
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
1
crossroads
2
intersection
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
1
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
Idioms
(20)
一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
1
complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
2
a volte-face
3
to change old practices
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
1
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it
2
tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
1
not to be crushed (idiom)
2
to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
1
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
1
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
1
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
1
common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
1
to speak without thinking (idiom)
2
to blurt sth out
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
1
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
2
articulate
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
1
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
1
lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
2
to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
1
duplicity
2
hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
1
to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
2
wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
口碑
kǒu bēi
1
public praise
2
public reputation
3
commonly held opinions
4
current idiom
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
1
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
1
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
2
universal approbation
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
1
mouth like a torrent (idiom)
2
eloquent
3
glib
4
voluble
5
have the gift of the gab
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
1
lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
1
to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
2
to denounce by word and pen
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