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費口舌

简费口舌 · 繁費口舌

Mandarin · pinyin fèi kǒu shé

to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
费: fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee

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4–3–2 · fei4 kou3 she2

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fai3 hau2 sit6

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to take a lot of talking and explaining; to argue needlessly

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