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如簧之舌

Mandarin · pinyin rú huáng zhī shé

Meanings

  1. lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. fig. a glib tongue
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如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
簧
huáng · reed of woodwind instrument
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
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2–2–1–2 · ru2 huang2 zhi1 she2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu4 wong4 zi1 sit3

Cantonese word readings for 如簧之舌. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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