líng yá lì chǐ

Traditional: 伶牙俐齒

伶牙俐齿 (líng yá lì chǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab”.

Meanings

  1. 1clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2having the gift of the gab

Characters in 伶牙俐齿

伶líng · (old) actor; actress牙yá · tooth俐lì · used in 伶俐[ling2 li4]齿chǐ · (bound form) tooth

Related words

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