满嘴跑舌头 [滿嘴跑舌頭] - to talk without thinking, to drivel - mǎn zuǐ pǎo shé tou | Definition | ChinesePod.com

满嘴跑舌头 (滿嘴跑舌頭)

mǎn zuǐ pǎo shé tou

Pinyin

Definition

满嘴跑舌头 (滿嘴跑舌頭)

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mǎn zuǐ pǎo shé tou

to talk without thinking
to drivel

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zuǐ

1 mouth
2 beak
3 nozzle
4 spout (of teapot etc)
5 classifier: 张 zhāng
6 classifier: 个 gè

zuǐ ba

1 mouth
2 classifier: 张 zhāng
3 slap in the face
4 classifier: 个 gè

páo

1 (of an animal) to paw (the ground)

kǒu gān shé zào

1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

kǒu shé

1 dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
2 to talk sb round

Idioms (20)

刀子嘴，豆腐心

dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn

1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草

yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo

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

口干舌燥

kǒu gān shé zào

1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

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 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)