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口不擇言

简 口不择言 · 繁 口不擇言
Mandarin · pinyin kǒu bù zé yán

Meanings

  1. to speak incoherently
  2. to ramble
  3. to talk irresponsibly
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Characters in this entry

口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
擇
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言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
择
zé · select, choose, pick out
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3–4–2–2 · kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hau2 bat1 zaak6 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 口不擇言. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hau2 bat1 zaak6 jin4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to talk indiscreetly; to talk recklessly

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