created reference approved 口无择言/口無擇言 → 口不择言/口不擇言 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
口无择言 / 口無擇言 kǒuwúzéyán
口不择言 / 口不擇言 kǒubùzéyán
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 口无择言/口無擇言 · kǒuwúzéyán · to speak without care — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
口无择言 / 口無擇言
kǒuwúzéyán
to speak without care
To talk recklessly or thoughtlessly; also used to mean saying things without choosing words carefully. This is sometimes considered a misuse of [[口不择言|口不擇言|kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]], or conversely used as a synonym for it.
口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 口无择言/口無擇言 · kǒuwúzéyán · to speak only what is proper — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
口无择言 / 口無擇言
kǒuwúzéyán
to speak only what is proper
(literary) To say not a single word that is not appropriate; used to describe someone whose speech is consistently virtuous and aligned with moral standards.
口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition