伶牙俐齿 — Chinese idiom
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
Traditional: 伶牙俐齒
Meaning
- clever and eloquent ; fluent
- having the gift of the gab
Character by character
- 伶língclever; lonely, solitary
- 牙yátooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
- 俐lìsmooth; active; clever, sharp
- 齿chǐteeth; gears, cogs; age
Idioms sharing a character
- 口齿伶俐 kǒu chǐ líng lì
- 孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng
- 瘦骨伶仃 shòu gǔ líng dīng
- 聪明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì
- 咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ
- 咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn yá guān
- 张牙舞爪 zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
- 拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì
- 铁齿铜牙 tiě chǐ tóng yá
- 青面獠牙 qīng miàn liáo yá
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