吊胃口
diào wèi kǒu
Pinyin
Definition
吊胃口
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- (coll.) to keep sb in suspense
- to tantalize
- to keep on tenterhooks
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一哭二闹三上吊
- 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
- 2 to throw a tantrum
三缄其口
- 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
- 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
- 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
- 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
不要在一棵树上吊死
- 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
- 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
交口称誉
- 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation