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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted

嘴快心直

zuǐ kuài xīn zhí

1 outspoken and frank (idiom)

嘴甜心苦

zuǐ tián xīn kǔ

1 sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery

弄嘴弄舌

nòng zuǐ nòng shé

1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)

Sample Sentences

差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛，但看的不很清楚；有两只耳朵，但听的不很分明；有鼻子和嘴，但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。

chàbuduō xiānsheng de xiàngmào hé nǐ hé wǒ dōu chàbuduō 。tā yǒu yī shuāng yǎnjing ，dàn kàn de bù hěn qīngchu ；yǒu liǎng zhǐ ěrduo ，dàn tīng de bù hěn fēnmíng ；yǒu bízi hé zuǐ ，dàn tā duìyú qìwèi hé kǒuwèi dōu bù hěn jiǎngjiu 。

Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.

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宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。

nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。

One would rather be an ant's leg than a sparrow's mouth.

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宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。你早点做完，就可以早点下班。赶快认真做事吧！

nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。nǐ zǎodiǎn zuò wán ，jiù kěyǐ zǎodiǎn xiàbān 。gǎnkuài rènzhēn zuòshì ba ！

Do more and talk less. If you can finish the work earlier, you can go home earlier. Hurry up and work hard!

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我的同学总是一直抱怨书读不完。宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。一直说话不读书，当然读不完啦。

wǒ de tóngxué zǒngshì yīzhí bàoyuàn shū dú bù wán 。nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。yīzhí shuōhuà bù dúshū ，dāngrán dú bù wán la 。

My classmate always complains there is too much to study. Do more and talk less. If you keep talking instead of studying, then of course you can't finish studying.

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给我闭嘴！

gěi wǒ bìzuǐ ！

Shut up!

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牛头不对马嘴。

Niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ 。

To not be on the same page.

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牛头和马嘴它们不合，合不起来。

NiúTóu hé mǎ zuǐ tāmen bùhé ，hé bù qilai 。

Bull head and horse mouth, they don't fit together.