嘴啃泥
zuǐ kěn ní
Pinyin

Definition

嘴啃泥
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zuǐ kěn ní
  1. to fall flat on one's face

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

hé bù lǒng zuǐ
  1. 1 unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc
  2. 2 grinning from ear to ear
  3. 3 mouth agape
  4. 4 gobsmacked
kěn
  1. 1 to gnaw
  2. 2 to nibble
  3. 3 to bite
zuǐ
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 beak
  3. 3 nozzle
  4. 4 spout (of teapot etc)
  5. 5 CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
zuǐ ba
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng]
  3. 3 slap in the face
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
qī zuǐ bā shé
  1. 1 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
zhù zuǐ
  1. 1 to hold one's tongue
  2. 2 Shut up!
dòng zuǐ
  1. 1 to talk
míng zuǐ
  1. 1 well-known commentator
  2. 2 talking head
  3. 3 pundit
  4. 4 prominent TV or radio host
liě zuǐ
  1. 1 to grin
kěn lǎo
  1. 1 (coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
kěn lǎo zú
  1. 1 (coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents
zuǐ chún
  1. 1 lip
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn]
zuǐ yìng
  1. 1 reluctant to admit a mistake
zuǐ liǎn
  1. 1 features, face (esp. derogatorily)
  2. 2 look
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 countenance
zuǐ lǐ
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 in the mouth
  3. 3 on one's lips
  4. 4 speech
  5. 5 words
zuǐ jiǎo
  1. 1 corner of the mouth
zuǐ chán
  1. 1 gluttonous
  2. 2 ravenous
tǔ dòu ní
  1. 1 mashed potato
nǎi zuǐ
  1. 1 nipple (on a baby's bottle)
  2. 2 pacifier
zhāng zuǐ
  1. 1 to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request)
  2. 2 to gape

Idioms (20)

出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
  1. 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
  1. 1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ
  1. 1 sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
弄嘴弄舌
nòng zuǐ nòng shé
  1. 1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
  1. 1 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
樱桃小嘴
yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
  1. 1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
  1. 1 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
  2. 2 good and bad mingle
泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi
  1. 1 lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
  1. 1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
  2. 2 to talk big
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
  1. 1 the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
  2. 2 many a little makes a mickle
烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
  1. 1 useless (idiom)
  2. 2 worthless
  3. 3 inept
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
磨嘴皮子
mó zuǐ pí zi
  1. 1 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
  2. 2 to talk incessant nonsense
  3. 3 blah blah
磨破嘴皮子
mó pò zuǐ pí zi
  1. 1 to wear out one's lips (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk until one is blue in the face
  3. 3 to repeat again and again
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
  1. 1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
  1. 1 to incite trouble between people (idiom)

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