脱口而出 — Chinese idiom
脱口而出
tuō kǒu ér chū
Traditional: 脫口而出
Meaning
- to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
Character by character
- 脱tuōto take off, to shed; to escape from
- 口kǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
Idioms sharing a character
- 稚气未脱 zhì qì wèi tuō
- 脱颖而出 tuō yǐng ér chū
- 脱胎换骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ
- 脱贫致富 tuō pín zhì fù
- 脱缰之马 tuō jiāng zhī mǎ
- 金蝉脱壳 jīn chán tuō qiào
- 三缄其口 sān jiān qí kǒu
- 交口称誉 jiāo kǒu chēng yù
- 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn
- 俗谚口碑 sú yàn kǒu bēi
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