kǒu ruò xuán hé

Traditional: 口若懸河

口若悬河 (kǒu ruò xuán hé) is a Chinese word meaning “mouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib”.

Meanings

  1. 1mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2eloquent
  3. 3glib
  4. 4voluble
  5. 5have the gift of the gab

Characters in 口若悬河

口kǒu · mouth若rě · used in 般若[bo1 re3]悬xuán · to hang or suspend河hé · river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])

Related words

口mouth若used in 般若[bo1 re3]若to seem伤口wound河river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])借口to use as an excuse开口to open one's mouth出口an exit口袋pocket门口doorway人口population口音(linguistics) oral speech sounds

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