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三寸不爛之舌

简三寸不烂之舌 · 繁三寸不爛之舌

Mandarin · pinyin sān cùn bù làn zhī shé

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三: sān · three
寸: cùn · inch; small, tiny; Kangxi radical 41
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
爛: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
烂: làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–4–4–4–1–2 · san1 cun4 bu4 lan4 zhi1 she2

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saam1 cyun3 bat1 laan6 zi1 sit3

Cantonese word readings for 三寸不爛之舌. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

saam1 cyun3 bat1 laan6 zi1 sit3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to have a silver tongue; to have a way with words; to have an ability to schmooze