huà​dào​zuǐ​biān

on the tip of one's tongue

  1. speech
    spoken words; speech; talk; conversation; what someone says; something said
  2. dào verbpreposition
    to arrive
    to arrive at a place; to reach a point in time; to reach a certain level or stage
  3. on the tip of one's tongue
    being on the verge of saying something (often used in the construction huà+ dào+嘴边 zuǐ​biān)