张口结舌
zhāng​kǒu​jié​shé

at a loss for words

  • created reference approved 张口结舌/張口結舌 → 张嘴结舌/張嘴結舌 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    张口结舌 / 張口結舌 zhāng​kǒu​jié​shé

    张嘴结舌 / 張嘴結舌 zhāng​zuǐ​jié​shé

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 张口结舌/張口結舌 · zhāng​kǒu​jié​shé · at a loss for words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    张口结舌 / 張口結舌

    zhāng​kǒu​jié​shé

    at a loss for words

    agape and tongue-tied; describes being speechless due to fear, embarrassment, or being at a loss for an argument.

    张口 (literal) → 张口/張口 · zhāng​kǒu · to gape 结舌 (literal) → 结舌/結舌 · jié​shé · tongue-tied

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

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