张口结舌 — Chinese idiom
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
Traditional: 張口結舌
Meaning
- agape and tongue-tied ; at a loss for words
- gaping and speechless
Character by character
- 张zhāngto display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a shee
- 口kǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 结jiéknot, tie; to connect, to join
- 舌shétongue; bell clapper
Idioms sharing a character
- 做张做势 zuò zhāng zuò shì
- 做张做智 zuò zhāng zuò zhì
- 剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
- 嚣张气焰 xiāo zhāng qì yàn
- 大张挞伐 dà zhāng tà fá
- 大张旗鼓 dà zhāng qí gǔ
- 大张声势 dà zhāng shēng shì
- 张三李四 Zhāng Sān Lǐ Sì
- 张冠李戴 Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
- 张灯结彩 zhāng dēng jié cǎi
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