口吐毒焰
kǒu​tǔ​dú​yàn

to speak daggers

  • created sense approved 口吐毒焰 · kǒu​tǔ​dú​yàn · to speak daggers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    口吐毒焰

    kǒu​tǔ​dú​yàn

    to speak daggers

    literally describes a mouth spitting poisonous flames; used as an idiom meaning to speak very angrily or maliciously to someone

    口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth 吐 (literal) → 吐 · tǔ · to spit 毒焰 (literal) → 毒焰 · dú​yàn · raging fire

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