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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 jiáojiao2to chew; also pr. [jue2]
2嚼舌头 嚼舌頭 jiáo shé tóujiao2 she2 tou2to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
3咬文嚼字 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo yao3 wen2 jiao2 zi4to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
4咬金嚼铁 咬金嚼鐵 yǎo jīn jiáo tiěyao3 jin1 jiao2 tie3to stick to what one says (idiom)
5咬嚼 咬嚼 yǎo jiáoyao3 jiao2to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over
6细嚼慢咽 細嚼慢嚥 jiáo màn yànxi4 jiao2 man4 yan4to eat slowly (idiom)
7味同嚼蜡 味同嚼蠟 wèi tóng jiáo wei4 tong2 jiao2 la4tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom); tasteless; insipid
8味如嚼蜡 味如嚼蠟 wèi jiáo wei4 ru2 jiao2 la4insipid; tasteless (idiom)
9贪多嚼不烂 貪多嚼不爛 tān duō jiáo làntan1 duo1 jiao2 bu4 lan4to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
10嚼子 嚼子 jiáo zijiao2 zi5bit; mouthpiece
11倒嚼 倒嚼 dǎo jiáodao3 jiao2to ruminate (of cows)
12嚼舌根 嚼舌根 jiáo shé gēnjiao2 she2 gen1to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
13嚼舌 嚼舌 jiáo shéjiao2 she2to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
14嚼蜡 嚼蠟 jiáo jiao2 la4insipid
15嚼劲儿 嚼勁兒 jiáo jìn rjiao2 jin4 r5chewiness
16嚼劲 嚼勁 jiáo jìnjiao2 jin4chewiness
17尖嘴嚼舌 尖嘴嚼舌 jiān zuǐ jiáo shéjian1 zui3 jiao2 she2to have a sharp tongue; to be fond of gossip (idiom)
18好嚼舌头 好嚼舌頭 hào jiáo shé touhao4 jiao2 she2 tou5given to saying vicious things (idiom)

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