口 mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls 嘴 mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) / CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4] 嘴 里 zuǐ lǐ mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words 嘴 巴 zuǐ ba mouth / CL:張|张[zhang1] / slap in the face / CL:個|个[ge4] 默 念 mò niàn to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly 喙 beak / snout / mouth / to pant 传 说 chuán shuō legend / folklore / to repeat from mouth to mouth / they say that... 开 口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk 嘴 角 zuǐ jiǎo corner of the mouth 海 口 hǎi kǒu estuary / coastal inlet / river mouth / seaport / see also 誇海口|夸海口[kua1 hai3 kou3] 大 口 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping 洞 口 dòng kǒu cave mouth / tunnel entrance 捂 住 wǔ zhù to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc) 张 口 zhāng kǒu to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request) 口 感 kǒu gǎn taste / texture (of food) / how food feels in the mouth 吹 牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) 张 嘴 zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) / to gape 亲 口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth / fig. in one's own words / to say sth personally 满 口 mǎn kǒu a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc) / (to agree etc) unreservedly 撇 嘴 piě zuǐ to curl one's lip / to twitch one's mouth 住 口 zhù kǒu shut up / shut your mouth / stop talking 口 角 kǒu jiǎo corner of the mouth 河 口 hé kǒu estuary / the mouth of a river 满 嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc) 启 齿 qǐ chǐ to open one's mouth / to start talking 垂 涎 chuí xián to water at the mouth / to drool 洗 漱 xǐ shù to wash the face and rinse the mouth 多 嘴 duō zuǐ talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly 口 齿 kǒu chǐ mouth and teeth / enunciation / to articulate / diction / age (of cattle, horses etc) 苦 水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint 高 唱 gāo chàng to sing loudly / fig. to mouth slogans 漱 口 shù kǒu to rinse one's mouth / to gargle 饶 舌 ráo shé talkative / to blather / to shoot one's mouth off / rap (genre of music) 信 口 xìn kǒu to blurt sth out / to open one's mouth without thinking 七 窍 qī qiào the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth 守 口 如 瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word 松 口 sōng kǒu to let go of sth held in one's mouth / (fig.) to relent / to yield 口 若 悬 河 kǒu ruò xuán hé mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab 水 帘 洞 Shuǐ lián Dòng cave with a waterfall at its mouth 干 渴 gān kě parched / dry mouth 泉 眼 quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain 血 口 xuè kǒu bloody mouth (from devouring freshly killed prey) 上 膛 shàng táng roof of the mouth / to load (a gun) 翕 动 xī dòng to open and close (the mouth etc) 朝 不 保 夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 歪 嘴 wāi zuǐ twisted mouth / wry mouth 祸 从 口 出 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. 口 疮 kǒu chuāng mouth ulcer 瞎 吹 xiā chuī to boast / to shoot one's mouth off 口 腔 炎 kǒu qiāng yán stomatitis / ulceration of oral cavity / inflammation of the mucous lining of the mouth 口 爆 kǒu bào (slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth 驴 唇 不 对 马 嘴 lu:2 chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. beside the point / incongruous 含 to keep / to contain / to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing) 泉 spring (small stream) / mouth of a spring / coin (archaic) 衔 bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title 咧 to draw back the corners of one's mouth 叼 to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) 嗫 move the mouth as in speaking 罂 earthen jar with small mouth 噙 to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes) 翕 to open and close (the mouth etc) / friendly / compliant / Taiwan pr. [xi4] 腭 palate / roof of the mouth 簋 ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo 滥 竽 充 数 làn yú chōng shù lit. to play the yu 竽 / mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom) / fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products / to masquerade as having an ability / token member of a group 病 从 口 入 bìng cóng kǒu rù Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat! / fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. 谽 a mouth or opening 嘴 甜 心 苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery 心 口 不 一 xīn kǒu bù yī heart and mouth at variance (idiom) / keeping one's real intentions to oneself / saying one thing but meaning sth different 拙 嘴 笨 舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom) / awkward speaker 朝 不 虑 夕 zhāo bù lu:4 xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 染 指 垂 涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom) / fig. greedy to seize sth 目 怔 口 呆 mù zhēng kǒu dāi lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom) / stunned / stupefied 轻 口 薄 舌 qīng kǒu bó shé lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom) / hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued 轻 嘴 薄 舌 qīng zuǐ bó shé lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom) / hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued 驴 唇 马 觜 lu:2 chún mǎ zī lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. to chatter / nonsense / blather 麟 角 凤 觜 lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom) / fig. rara avis / rarity 齿 颊 生 香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom) / fig. to water at the mouth / to drool in anticipation 狗 嘴 里 吐 不 出 象 牙 gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel 合 不 拢 嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked 放 空 炮 fàng kōng pào (lit.) to fire blank shots / (fig.) to be all talk and no action / to shoot one's mouth off / to make empty promises 绕 嘴 rào zuǐ hard to get one's mouth around / a tongue-twister 霍 尔 木 兹 Huò ěr mù zī Hormuz, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf 咡 space between mouth and ears 手 足 口 病 shǒu zú kǒu bìng hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children 噀 spurt out of the mouth 潠 spurt out of the mouth 甖 earthen jar with small mouth 甀 vase with a small mouth 唵 (interjection) oh! / (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth / (used in buddhist transliterations) om 唅 a sound / to put in the mouth 琀 gems or pearls formerly put into the mouth of a corpse 喎 a wry mouth 呡 the corners of the mouth / the lips 噞 the movement of a fish's mouth at the surface of the water 一 传 十 ， 十 传 百 yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom) / an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning) 仁 丹 Rén dān Jintan mouth refresher lozenge, produced by Morishita Jintan company from 1905 仙 气 xiān qì ethereal quality / (Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celestial being, which can magically transform an object into sth else 布 囊 其 口 bù náng qí kǒu lit. to cover sb's mouth with cloth / to gag / fig. to silence 刀 子 嘴 巴 ， 豆 腐 心 dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd / sharp tongue concealing a caring heart 动 口 dòng kǒu to use one's mouth (to say sth)
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