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話到嘴邊

简话到嘴边 · 繁話到嘴邊

Mandarin · pinyin huà dào zuǐ biān

to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

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話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
邊: Look up this written character
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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4–4–3–1 · hua4 dao4 zui3 bian1

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waa6 dou3 zeoi2 bin1

Cantonese word readings for 話到嘴邊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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