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Meaning of 舌

Pinyin shé

Radical

舌

Strokes

Definition

tongue

Usage

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舌 [shé] 1. 人或动物嘴里辨别滋味、帮助咀嚼和发音的器官。 (The organ in humans or animals used for tasting, aiding chewing, and producing sound.) 2. 语言辩论的代称。 (A term used to refer to language and debate.) 3. 像舌头的东西。 (Something resembling a tongue.) 4. 铃或释中的锤。 (A hammer inside a bell or spring in a wind instrument.) 5. 指箭靶两旁上下伸出的部分。 (Refers to the parts extending up and down on both sides of an archery target.) 【本义】:舌头 (The root meaning: tongue) 【造字法】:会意。从干，从口。 (Etymology: Ideographic; composed of elements for "dry" and "mouth.") 同本义 ([En.] tongue) 代指言语 ([En.] language) 指畚箕外伸的部分。也泛称舌状物 ([En.] sth.resembling a tongue). 指装在铃铎内的锤。亦指管乐器的簧 ([En.] hammer; spring) 引: 1. 《说文》：舌，在口所以言也，别味也。从干，从口，会意。言犯口而出，食犯口而入也。 ("Shuo Wen": The tongue is for speaking and distinguishing taste. It is composed of 'dry' and 'mouth'; words come out of the mouth, and food goes in.) 2. 《易·说卦》：兑为口舌。 (Yijing: The 'Dui' hexagram represents a mouth and tongue.) 3. 《素问·阴阳应象大论》：心在窍为舌。 (Su Wen: The heart in the orifice is the tongue.) 4. 《虞初新志·秋声诗自序》：人有百口，口有百舌，不能名其一处也。 (Yu Chu: A person has many mouths, and each mouth has many tongues, yet can name none.) 例: 又如:舌举(舌翘起而不能动。指理屈词穷); 舌挢不下(翘起舌头。形容惊讶或害怕的样子); 舌刺刺(形容嘴舌不停地说话); 舌敞唇穿(舌烂辰破，舌烂唇干); 舌簧(巧舌); 舌干唇焦(说话过多，舌头干燥，嘴唇焦裂。形容费尽口舌、反复申说、劝道。也作舌敝唇焦) 代指言语 ([En.] language) 引: 1. 《国语·周语》：云而使舌。人体委与之。 (Guo Yu: To speak, thus the tongue acts. The body submits to it.) 2. 《论语·颜渊》：驷不及舌。 (Lunyu: A four-horse chariot cannot outpace the tongue.) 例: 又如:舌辩(能言善辩;争辩); 舌摇簧鼓(满嘴胡说;大发议论); 舌敝耳聋(指言者舌敝，听者耳聋。意为议论纷繁); 舌辨(口才敏捷); 舌锋(谓言词犀利); 舌人(古代的翻译官); 舌端月旦(用言语评论人物); 舌剑唇枪(比喻言辞锋利。也作“唇枪舌剑”); 舌灿莲花(比喻能言善道) 指畚箕外伸的部分。也泛称舌状物 ([En.] sth.resembling a tongue). 例: 如:帽舌;鞋舌;火舌指装在铃铎内的锤。亦指管乐器的簧 ([En.] hammer; spring). 引: 1. 《书·胤征》：遒人以木铎徇于路。孔传:“木铎，金铃木舌。” (Shu: A skilled person uses a wooden bell on the road. Kong's commentary: "Wooden bell, golden bell tongue.")

咋舌 zhà shé

to be speechless / also pr. [ze2 she2]

唇舌 chún shé

argument / words / lips and tongue

唇枪舌剑 chún qiāng shé jiàn

fight a battle of words / cross verbal swords

唇干舌燥 chún gàn shé zào

Dry lips and tongue

喉舌 hóu shé

mouthpiece / spokesperson

七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

嚼舌根 jiáo shé gēn

to gossip / to argue unnecessarily

嚼舌头 jiáo shé tóu

to gossip / to argue unnecessarily

塞舌尔 Sài shé ěr

the Seychelles

舌尖 shé jiān

tip of tongue / apical

鸭舌帽 yā shé mào

peaked cap

伸舌头 shēn shé tou

to put out one's tongue / sticking its tongue

口干舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

瞠目结舌 chēng mù jié shé

stupefied / flabbergasted

笨嘴笨舌 bèn zuǐ bèn shé

clumsy in speaking / awkward / inarticulate

巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng

lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue

舌头 shé tou

tongue / CL:個|个[ge4] / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information

舌苔 shé tāi

fur / coating on the tongue / coated tongue / furred tongue

口舌 kǒu shé

dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round

张口结舌 zhāng kǒu jié shé

agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words / gaping and speechless

火舌 huǒ shé

tongue of flame

舌战 shé zhàn

verbal sparring / duel of words

油嘴滑舌 yóu zuǐ huá shé

glib / oily-mouthed and smooth talking

冰舌 bīng shé

glacierfi tongue / glacier tongue

舌根 shé gēn

back of tongue / tongue root / dorsal

舌蝇 shé yíng

Tsetse fly

舌鳎 shé tǎ

sole

鹦鹉学舌 yīng wǔ xué shé

to parrot / to repeat uncritically what sb says