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弄嘴弄舌

Mandarin · pinyin nòng zuǐ nòng shé

to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)

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弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135

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4–3–4–2 · nong4 zui3 nong4 she2

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lung6 zeoi2 lung6 sit3

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