chī​luó​sī

to stumble over words

  • created sense approved 吃螺丝/吃螺絲 · chī​luó​sī · to stumble over words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃螺丝 / 吃螺絲

    chī​luó​sī

    to stumble over words

    (Taiwan colloquial) to fluff one's lines or stumble over words when speaking; used especially of an actor, singer, or broadcaster making a mistake during a performance or delivery

    吃, 螺丝

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to stutter 螺丝 (literal) → 螺丝/螺絲 · luó​sī · screw; bolt

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

    created sense