三寸舌
sān​cùn​shé

a glib tongue

  • created reference approved 三寸舌 → 条/條 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三寸舌 sān​cùn​shé

    条 / 條 tiáo

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 三寸舌 · sān​cùn​shé · a glib tongue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三寸舌

    sān​cùn​shé

    a glib tongue

    (literary) persuasive or glib eloquence; used to describe great skill in speaking and debating

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 寸 (literal) → 寸 · cùn · cun 舌 (literal) → 舌 · shé · tongue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense