满嘴跑火车 (滿嘴跑火車)
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
Pinyin
Definition
满嘴跑火车 (滿嘴跑火車)
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- (idiom) to have a glib tongue
- to talk big
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不到火候不揭锅
- 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
刀子嘴,豆腐心
- 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀山火海
- 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
厝火积薪
- 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
- 2 fig. hidden danger
- 3 imminent danger
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
- 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
- 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too