qǐ​chǐ

to open one's mouth

  • created sense approved 启齿/啟齒 · qǐ​chǐ · to open one's mouth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    启齿 / 啟齒

    qǐ​chǐ

    to open one's mouth

    To open one's mouth to start talking; often used when having something difficult to say or when asking for a favor from someone.

    启, 齿

    启 (literal) → 启/啟 · qǐ · to open 齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · tooth

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 启齿/啟齒 · qǐ​chǐ · to laugh — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    启齿 / 啟齒

    qǐ​chǐ

    to laugh

    (literary) to laugh or smile; to show one's teeth when laughing

    启 (literal) → 启/啟 · qǐ · to open 齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · tooth

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

    created sense