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大费唇舌
dà​fèi​chún​shé

to waste a lot of breath

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 大 dà adverb
    greatly
    greatly; fully; to a high degree; (when used after 不 bù) not very; not often
  2. 费 費 fèi verb
    to exert
    to use or consume effort, time, or energy
  3. 唇舌 chún​shé
    words; argument
    Words or speech used in arguments or explanations; (literally) lips and tongue