kǒu tóu chán

Traditional: 口頭禪

口头禅 (kǒu tóu chán) is a Chinese word meaning “Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase”.

Meanings

  1. 1Zen saying repeated as cant
  2. 2(fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase

Characters in 口头禅

口kǒu · mouth头tóu · head禅chán · dhyana (Sanskrit)

Related words

头head头suffix for nouns口mouth头发hair (on the head)头儿leader回头to turn round; to turn one's head石头stone伤口wound镜头camera lens借口to use as an excuse开口to open one's mouth骨头bone

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