嚼舌

Chinese

		to chew	tongue
trad. (嚼舌)		嚼	舌
simp. #(嚼舌)		嚼	舌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiáoshé

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek³ sit³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiáoshé
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiáoshé
    • Wade–Giles: chiao²-shê²
    • Yale: jyáu-shé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyausher
    • Palladius: цзяошэ (czjaošɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoek³ sit³
    • Yale: jeuk sit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁸ sit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêg³ xid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚³ siːt̚³/

Verb

嚼舌

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

Synonyms

• (to gossip): 八卦 (bāguà), 嚼舌頭／嚼舌头 (jiáo shétou)