三寸不烂之舌

sān cùn bù làn zhī shé

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Definitions

1. to have a silver tongue
2. to have the gift of the gab

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Child Words of 三寸不烂之舌

• 三 三 sān: three
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 寸 寸 cùn: a unit of length
• 烂 烂 làn: soft; mushy
• 舌 舌 shé: tongue