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口無遮攔

简口无遮拦 · 繁口無遮攔

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu wú zhē lán

to blab
to shoot one's mouth off
to commit a gaffe

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
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遮: zhē · cover, shield, protect
攔: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
拦: lán · obstruct, impede, bar, hinder

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3–2–1–2 · kou3 wu2 zhe1 lan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hau2 mou4 ze1 laan4

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(idiomatic) to have no misgivings or control when one speaks; to shoot one's mouth off

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