有口難分
yǒu​kǒu​nán​fēn

to be unable to clear one's name

  • created reference approved 有口难分/有口難分 → 有口难辩/有口難辯 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有口难分 / 有口難分 yǒu​kǒu​nán​fēn

    有口难辩 / 有口難辯 yǒu​kǒu​nán​biàn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 有口难分/有口難分 · yǒu​kǒu​nán​fēn · to be unable to clear one's name — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有口难分 / 有口難分

    yǒu​kǒu​nán​fēn

    to be unable to clear one's name

    (idiom) to have a mouth but find it hard to explain oneself; used to describe being unable to vindicate oneself or speak out when one is being wrongly accused

    有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to distinguish

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