大费唇舌 dàfèichúnshé to waste a lot of breath Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 大 dà adverb greatly greatly; fully; to a high degree; (when used after 不 bù) not very; not often费 費 fèi verb to exert to use or consume effort, time, or energy唇舌 chúnshé words; argument Words or speech used in arguments or explanations; (literally) lips and tongue