口中雌黄
kǒu​zhōng​cí​huáng

to make irresponsible remarks

  • created reference approved 口中雌黄/口中雌黃 → 信口雌黄/信口雌黃 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    口中雌黄 / 口中雌黃 kǒu​zhōng​cí​huáng

    信口雌黄 / 信口雌黃 xìn​kǒu​cí​huáng

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 口中雌黄/口中雌黃 · kǒu​zhōng​cí​huáng · to make irresponsible remarks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    口中雌黄 / 口中雌黃

    kǒu​zhōng​cí​huáng

    to make irresponsible remarks

    to criticize without careful thought or regard for the facts; originally used to praise someone who could quickly correct their own mistakes as they spoke

    kǒu​zhōng​cī​huáng

    口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 雌黄 (literal) → 雌黄/雌黃 · cí​huáng · to criticize groundlessly

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

    created sense