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口舌

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu shé

dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
to talk sb round

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135

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3–2 · kou3 she2

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noun

mouth and tongue; speech organs
words; speech
comment; remark
misunderstanding; dispute; quarrel
persuasion
(～卦) A combination 四上四下 in the Lingqijing.
(Jilu Mandarin, Huizhou, dialectal Wu) tongue

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