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磨破嘴皮子

Mandarin · pinyin mó pò zuǐ pí zi

to wear out one's lips (idiom)
to talk until one is blue in the face
to repeat again and again

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磨: mó · grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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2–4–3–2–5 · mo2 po4 zui3 pi2 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mo4 po3 zeoi2 pei4 zi2

Cantonese word readings for 磨破嘴皮子. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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mo4 po3 zeoi2 pei4 zi2

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(idiomatic) to wear out one's lips
(figuratively) to repeat again and again; to talk until one is blue in the face

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