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口齒不清

简 口齿不清 · 繁 口齒不清
Mandarin · pinyin kǒu chǐ bù qīng

Meanings

  1. to lisp
  2. unclear articulation
  3. inarticulate
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Characters in this entry

口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
齒
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
清
qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
齿
chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211
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3–3–4–1 · kou3 chi3 bu4 qing1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hau2 ci2 bat1 cing1

Cantonese word readings for 口齒不清. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hau2 ci2 bat1 cing1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to have slurred speech; to be unable to speak clearly

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