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白費唇舌

简 白费唇舌 · 繁 白費唇舌
Mandarin · pinyin bái fèi chún shé

Meanings

  1. to whistle down the wind
  2. to waste one's breath (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
費
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唇
chún · lips
舌
shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
费
fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee
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2–4–2–2 · bai2 fei4 chun2 she2

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baak6 fai3 seon4 sit3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to waste one's breath

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