- 挂在嘴边 guàzàizuǐbiān to say over and overTo keep saying something repeatedly; to talk about something all the time. Literally "to hang at the edge of one's mouth".
- 话到嘴边 huàdàozuǐbiān on the tip of one's tongueto be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind; to be about to speak
- 话到嘴边留三分 huàdàozuǐbiānliúsānfēn [idiom] to think before you speakA proverb advising one to keep some thoughts to oneself rather than speaking one's entire mind; literally 'when words reach the edge of the mouth, keep back thirty percent'