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伶牙俐齒

简 伶牙俐齿 · 繁 伶牙俐齒
Mandarin · pinyin líng yá lì chǐ

Meanings

  1. clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. having the gift of the gab
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Characters in this entry

伶
líng · lonely, solitary; actor
牙
yá · tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
俐
lì · smooth; active; clever, sharp
齒
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齿
chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211
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2–2–4–3 · ling2 ya2 li4 chi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ling4 ngaa4 lei6 ci2

Cantonese word readings for 伶牙俐齒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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