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嘴
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Definitions
- 1. mouth
- 2. beak
- 3. nozzle
- 4. spout (of teapot etc)
Example Sentences
1 shown閉 嘴 ！
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 嘴
to lip-sync
(bird species of China) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
(bird species of China) broad-billed warbler (Tickellia hodgsoni)
garrulous and sharp-tongued
mouth
(bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
(bird species of China) collared grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
harelip
(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)
(bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
(bird species of China) green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)
to curl one's lip
to interrupt (sb talking)
sharp-tongued
unable to keep one's thoughts to oneself
sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce
muzzle (device)
to have lips covered in blisters
(bird species of China) black-streaked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus gravivox)
(bird species of China) spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)
lip
gluttonous
(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)
(baby) bib
(bird species of China) Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo]
(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
twisted mouth
to withdraw a remark
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
(coll.) unable to control one's tongue
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
a slip of the tongue
(bird species of China) Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)
Shut up!
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
to deny
(bird species of China) coral-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)
to make an indiscreet remark
(bird species of China) black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides)
corner of the mouth
(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
to talk without thinking
(dialect) to argue
Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
(bird species of China) northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)
lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
(bird species of China) broad-billed sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)
to blurt out
to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request)
to retort
clumsy in speaking
gluttonous
tight-lipped
to chatter endlessly
mouthful (awkward speech)
to gossip and meddle
to kiss (on the mouth)
(bird species of China) thick-billed warbler (Phragamaticola aedon)
(bird species of China) collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques)
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
to boast
chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
(bird species of China) ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
reluctant to admit a mistake
(bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)
sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
to talk glibly
(bird species of China) long-billed wren-babbler (Rimator malacoptilus)
to muzzle
a full mouth of (sth physical)
(bird species of China) greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
to pout
to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
to have a loose tongue
to grimace (in pain)
outspoken and frank (idiom)
(coll.) to wag one's tongue
to quarrel
(bird species of China) red-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps)
see 刀子嘴，豆腐心[dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn]
crow's beak
to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)
struck dumb
(bird species of China) ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)
to banter
unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc
lit. quick mouth and quick tongue
chickpea flour
(bird species of China) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
(bird species of China) large scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus hypoleucos)
(bird species of China) eastern spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
soft-spoken
(bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)
Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
Shut up!
to pout
able to keep a secret
(bird species of China) red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
hard to get one's mouth around
picky about food
nipple (on a baby's bottle)
clumsy in speech
platypus
(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
mouth (CL:張|张[zhāng])
pickax
(bird species of China) black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
to grin
to talk until one is blue in the face
(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)
to talk back
(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)
toucan
to slap sb's face
(bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
(bird species of China) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
(bird species of China) dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)
(bird species of China) red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
to slap
lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
gargoyle (architecture)
(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
mountain spur
to slap
(bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
garrulous and sharp-tongued
to wear out one's lips (idiom)
(bird species of China) purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea)
see 笨嘴拙舌[bèn zuǐ zhuō shé]
Jew's harp
stock market manipulator
to quarrel
Shut up!
(bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)
(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
(bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
(baby's) pacifier
beak
to talk
(bird species of China) red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
eloquent and cunning
to scrape a meager living
loose-tongued
(bird species of China) rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
to slap
to argue pointlessly
Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
to pout
(bird species of China) stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)
to quarrel
to pout (to express anger or displeasure)
(bird species of China) Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
talkative
to answer
(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
well-known commentator
(bird species of China) crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons)
(bird species of China) Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
nozzle
prudent in speech
(bird species of China) long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
(bird species of China) Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
straight shooter
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
(bird species of China) great parrotbill (Conostoma oemodium)
to show off with clever talk
to sow discord
(bird species of China) pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
(dialect) sharp-tongued
to grimace (in pain)
(bird species of China) desert finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
to quibble
(bird species of China) grey-sided scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus swinhoei)
bigmouth
(bird species of China) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
to keep saying (sth) over and over
(bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris)
(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
open-toed shoe
(bird species of China) large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)
(bird species of China) white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
slap
(bird species of China) vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus)
to move one's lips
(bird species of China) long-billed bush warbler (Locustella major)
lit. lips
talkative
(Internet slang) to mouth off
(bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
to have loose lips
(bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)
(bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
see 鬆口|松口[sōng kǒu]
(idiom) to have a glib tongue
features, face (esp. derogatorily)
(bird species of China) spot-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
(bird species of China) spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)
(bird species of China) Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis)
to read smoothly (of text)
to incite trouble between people (idiom)
(bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone)
filter-tipped cigarette
to talk without any intention of acting on it
(bird species of China) streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis)
hummus
see 七嘴八舌[qī zuǐ bā shé]
to lip-sync
to fall flat on one's face
(bird species of China) hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to have a loose tongue
(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
(bird species of China) Saunders's gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi)
empty talk
to talk bullshit
cigarette filter
gluttonous
(bird species of China) curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
sweet-talking
hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)
(bird species of China) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus)
to answer back
to talk back
to answer back; to retort
to laugh
(bird species of China) gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
see 動嘴皮|动嘴皮[dòng zuǐ pí]
Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
to bicker
nibbles
to make a slip of the tongue
(bird species of China) green cochoa (Cochoa viridis)
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2 chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ]
(bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
frank and outspoken
toucan
(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectans)
(bird species of China) Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
(bird species of China) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
to pay lip service to
mouth
glib
(bird species of China) red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)