rào​kǒu​lìng

tongue twister

  • created reference approved 绕口令/繞口令 → 拗口令 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕口令 / 繞口令 rào​kǒu​lìng

    拗口令 ào​kǒu​lìng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 绕口令/繞口令 → 急口令 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕口令 / 繞口令 rào​kǒu​lìng

    急口令 jí​kǒu​lìng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 绕口令/繞口令 → 吃口令 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕口令 / 繞口令 rào​kǒu​lìng

    吃口令 chī​kǒu​lìng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 绕口令/繞口令 · rào​kǒu​lìng · tongue twister — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕口令 / 繞口令

    rào​kǒu​lìng

    tongue twister

    A language game or verbal exercise where phrases are composed of characters with similar sounds and tones that are difficult to articulate rapidly; often used for speech training.

    绕 (literal) → 绕/繞 · rào · to be a tongue-twister 口令 (literal) → 口令 · kǒu​lìng · oral command

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 绕口令/繞口令 · rào​kǒu​lìng · convoluted speech — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕口令 / 繞口令

    rào​kǒu​lìng

    convoluted speech

    Complicated, confusing, or indirect language that is difficult to understand.

    绕 (literal) → 绕/繞 · rào · to confuse 口令 (literal) → 口令 · kǒu​lìng · oral command

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

    created sense