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脫口而出

简脱口而出 · 繁脫口而出

Mandarin · pinyin tuō kǒu ér chū

(idiom) to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
脱: tuō · take off

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1–3–2–1 · tuo1 kou3 er2 chu1

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(idiomatic) to blurt out without thought

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