轻嘴薄舌 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. light mouth, thin tongue ; hasty and rude
• caustic and sharp-tongued

Character by character

• 轻qīnglight, gentle; simple, easy
• 嘴zuǐmouth, lips
• 薄bóthin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
• 舌shétongue; bell clapper

Idioms sharing a character

• 不知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng
• 人微言轻 rén wēi yán qīng
• 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
• 年轻力壮 nián qīng lì zhuàng
• 年轻气盛 nián qīng qì shèng
• 掉以轻心 diào yǐ qīng xīn
• 文人相轻 wén rén xiāng qīng
• 举足轻重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng
• 轻口薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé
• 轻手轻脚 qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo

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