嚼舌頭

Chinese

		to chew	tongue; clapper of a bell
trad. (嚼舌頭)		嚼	舌頭
simp. (嚼舌头)		嚼	舌头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiáo shétou

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek³ sit³ tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiáo shétou
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiáo shéto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: chiao² shê²-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: jyáu shé-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyau sher.tou
    • Palladius: цзяо шэтоу (czjao šɛtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoek³ sit³ tau⁴
    • Yale: jeuk sit tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁸ sit⁸ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêg³ xid³ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚³ siːt̚³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Verb

嚼⫽舌頭 (verb-object)

1. to gossip; to tittle-tattle
2. to squabble

Synonyms

• (to gossip): 八卦 (bāguà), 嚼舌 (jiáoshé)