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shé

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Definitions

  1. 1. tongue

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 舌

舌尖后音
shé jiān hòu yīn

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào

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

卷舌元音
juǎn shé yuán yīn

retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)

瞠目结舌
chēng mù jié shé

stupefied

贫嘴薄舌
pín zuǐ bó shé

garrulous and sharp-tongued

舌尖音
shé jiān yīn

apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)

贫嘴滑舌
pín zuǐ huá shé

garrulous and sharp-tongued

鸭舌帽
yā shé mào

peaked cap

嚼舌
jiáo shé

to gossip

咋舌
zhà shé

to be speechless

舌下片
shé xià piàn

sublingual tablet (medicine)

白费唇舌
bái fèi chún shé

to whistle down the wind

平舌音
píng shé yīn

alveolar

舌灿莲花
shé càn lián huā

(idiom) eloquent

饶舌音乐
ráo shé yīn yuè

rap music

嚼舌根
jiáo shé gēn

to gossip

龙舌兰
lóng shé lán

agave (genus of plants)

张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé

agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words

弄嘴弄舌
nòng zuǐ nòng shé

to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)

舌吻
shé wěn

to French kiss

结舌
jié shé

tongue-tied

火舌
huǒ shé

tongue of flame

有嘴没舌
yǒu zuǐ mò shé

struck dumb

舌面
shé miàn

blade of tongue

舌尖颤音
shé jiān chàn yīn

alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)

费口舌
fèi kǒu shé

to argue needlessly

调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé

to incite trouble between people (idiom)

搬唇递舌
bān chún dì shé

to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension

塞舌尔
sài shé ěr

the Seychelles

急嘴急舌
jí zuǐ jí shé

lit. quick mouth and quick tongue

塞舌尔群岛
sài shé ěr qún dǎo

the Seychelles

舌下
shé xià

sublingual

唇枪舌战
chún qiāng shé zhàn

war of words

白花蛇舌草
bái huā shé shé cǎo

Hedyotis diffusa

舌尖
shé jiān

tip of tongue

吐舌头
tǔ shé tou

to stick out one's tongue

舌钉
shé dīng

tongue ring

压舌板
yā shé bǎn

tongue depressor

舌乳头
shé rǔ tóu

lingual papillae

拌嘴斗舌
bàn zuǐ dòu shé

to quarrel

咬舌自尽
yǎo shé zì jìn

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

磨破口舌
mó pò kǒu shé

incessant complaining

喉舌
hóu shé

mouthpiece

翘舌音
qiào shé yīn

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

龙舌兰酒
lóng shé lán jiǔ

tequila

舌根
shé gēn

back of tongue

笨口拙舌
bèn kǒu zhuō shé

awkward in speech

牛舌
niú shé

ox tongue

簧舌
huáng shé

the lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument

费唇舌
fèi chún shé

to argue needlessly

口舌
kǒu shé

dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip

大舌头
dà shé tou

(coll.) lisp

烂舌头
làn shé tóu

to gossip

舌头
shé tou

tongue

如簧之舌
rú huáng zhī shé

lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)

恶舌
è shé

vicious talk

长舌
cháng shé

loquacious

笨嘴拙舌
bèn zuǐ zhuō shé

clumsy in speech

毒舌
dú shé

venomous tongue

饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún

blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker

满嘴跑舌头
mǎn zuǐ pǎo shé tou

to talk without thinking

嚼舌头
jiáo shé tóu

to gossip

七嘴八舌
qī zuǐ bā shé

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

舌下含服
shé xià hán fù

sublingual administration (medicine)

轻嘴薄舌
qīng zuǐ bó shé

lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude

唇枪舌剑
chún qiāng shé jiàn

fight a battle of words

鹦鹉学舌
yīng wǔ xué shé

to parrot

蓝舌病
lán shé bìng

blue-tongue (viral disease of livestock)

舌下腺
shé xià xiàn

sublingual gland

拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé

lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker

弹舌
tán shé

to cluck

三寸不烂之舌
sān cùn bù làn zhī shé

to have a silver tongue

舌战
shé zhàn

verbal sparring

小舌
xiǎo shé

uvula

笨嘴笨舌
bèn zuǐ bèn shé

clumsy in speaking

巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng

lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)

舌尖前音
shé jiān qián yīn

alveolar

逞其口舌
chěng qí kǒu shé

to boast of one's quarrels to others (idiom)

长舌妇
cháng shé fù

female gossip

舌音
shé yīn

coronal consonants of Middle Chinese

多嘴多舌
duō zuǐ duō shé

to gossip and meddle

唇舌
chún shé

argument

鼓舌
gǔ shé

to wag one's tongue

饶舌
ráo shé

talkative

轻口薄舌
qīng kǒu bó shé

(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued

油嘴滑舌
yóu zuǐ huá shé

glib