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舌: tongue

By February 1, 2016December 1st, 2016Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music
 

舌 shé

noun | radical 135
: tongue
: clapper of a bell

Kun Reading

舌 | した shita

noun
: tongue
: tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

On Reading

ゼツ zetsu

 Usage:

舌頭[头] she2tou: tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
[舌頭 | ぜっとう zetsutou: tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking]

爛舌頭 [烂舌头] lan4 she2 tou2: to gossip; to blab; a blab-mouth
 
大舌頭[头] da4 she2tou: (coll.) lisp; one who lisps
 
[舌足らず | したたらず shitatarazu: lisping
:inadequate linguistic ability]

舌下 she2xia4: sublingual; hypoglossal
[ぜっか zetsuka: sublingual; under the tongue]
舌吻 she2wen3: to French kiss; French kiss
舌尖 she2jian1: tip of tongue; apical
舌戰[战] she2zhan4: verbal sparring; duel of words
[舌戦 | ぜっせん zetsusen: war of words]
口舌 kou3she2: dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk somebody round
[くぜつ kuzetsu OR こうぜつ kouzetsu: talking recklessly; quarreling; curtain lecture; words; tongue]

費口舌 [费口舌] fei4 kou3 she2: to argue needlessly; waste time explaining

咋舌 zha4she2: to be speechless
唇舌 chun2she2: argument; words; lips and tongue
喉舌 hou2she2: mouthpiece; spokesperson



Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
舌を出す | したをだす shita o dasu
: to put out one’s tongue; to stick out one’s tongue

舌先三寸 | したさきさんずん shita saki sanzun
: (yoji) eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

舌先三分 | したさきさんぶ shita saki sanbu
: (yoji) a glib tongue (with fair words); fluent talk designed to deceive; talk something away

舌禍事件 | ぜっかじけん zekka jiken
: (yoji) scandal (trouble) caused by a slip of the tongue

百舌勘定 | もずかんじょう mozukanjou
: (yoji) splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill

舌がもつれる | したがもつれる shita ga motsureru
: to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one’s words; to lisp

出す事は舌を出すも嫌い | だすことはしたをだすもきらい
dasu koto wa shita o dasu mo kirai
: (proverb) being exceptionally stingy

駟も舌に及ばず | しもしたにおよばず shimo shita ni oyobazu
: talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

長広舌を振るう | ちょうこうぜつをふるう choukou zetsu o furuu
: to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
七嘴八舌 qi1 zui3 ba1 she2
: lively discussion with everybody talking at once

調嘴學舌 [调嘴学舌] tiao2 zui3 xue2 she2
: verbal dexterity used to sow discord; to incite trouble between people

輕口薄舌 [轻口薄舌] qing1 kou3 bo2 she2
: lit. light mouth, thin tongue; hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued

口乾舌燥 [口干舌燥] kou3 gan1 she2 zao4
: lit. dry mouth and tongue; to talk too much

多嘴多舌 duo1 zui3 duo1 she2
: to gossip and meddle; to shoot one’s mouth off; talkative

如簧之舌 ru2 huang2 zhi1 she2
OR
巧舌如簧 qiao3 she2 ru2 huang2
: lit. to have a tongue like a reed; fig. to have a glib tongue

張口結舌 [张口结舌] zhang1 kou3 jie2 she2
: agape and tongue-tied; at a loss for words; gaping and speechless

弄嘴弄舌 nong4 zui3 nong4 she2
: to cause a dispute through boastful gossip

咬舌自盡 [咬舌自尽] yao3 she2 zi4 jin4
: to commit suicide by biting off one’s tongue

拙嘴笨舌 zhuo1 zui3 ben4 she2
: lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue; awkward speaker

白費唇舌 [白费唇舌] bai2 fei4 chun2 she2
: to whistle down the wind; to waste one’s breath

 Etymology:
会意 Associative Compound.
Tongue (qian1: thousand) sticking out of the
mouth 口 (kou3: mouth)



“Tongue” radical 135



 Examples:

弁舌は銀、沈黙は金。
べんぜつはぎん、ちんもくはきん benzetsu wa gin, chanmoku wa kin
Speech is silver, silence is golden.

 Music:
大舌頭 – Kenji Wu 吳克羣

作詞:吳克群
作曲:吳克群

說說說說 說你愛我 我我我我 說不出口
口口口口 聲聲的說 對不起 我有大舌頭
說說說說 說你愛我 我我我我 說不出口
口口口口 聲聲的說 說愛你 我就大舌頭

轉身 靠在牆壁 立正 開始正音 說一萬遍我愛你 直到你滿意
注意 你的嘴型 咬字 含糊不清 說一萬遍我愛你 直到你滿意
一二三四五六七 開始倒數表白的成績 每一分鐘多一名 競爭者太擠
ㄅㄆㄇㄈㄐㄑㄒ 有些咬字我都咬不清 要說什麼都可以 就差我愛你

ㄅㄆㄇㄈㄉㄊㄋㄌ

說說說說 說你愛我 我我我我 說不出口
口口口口 聲聲的說 對不起 我有大舌頭
說說說說 說你愛我 我我我我 說不出口
口口口口 聲聲的說 說愛你 我就大舌頭

轉身 靠在牆壁 立正 開始正音 說一萬遍我愛你 直到你滿意
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一二三四五六七 開始倒數表白的成績 每一分鐘多一名 競爭者太擠
ㄅㄆㄇㄈㄐㄑㄒ 有些咬字我都咬不清 要說什麼都可以 就差我愛你

ㄅㄆㄇㄈㄉㄊㄋㄌ

說說說說 說你愛我 我我我我 說不出口
口口口口 聲聲的說 對不起 我有大舌頭
說說說說 說你愛我 我我我我 說不出口
口口口口 聲聲的說 說愛你 我就…大舌頭 ㄆㄆㄆ…..

說話有時我都說不清 嘴巴記得你要放乾淨
ㄅㄆㄇㄈ ㄉㄊㄋㄌ ㄍㄎㄏ ㄐㄑㄒ
ㄓㄔㄕㄖ ㄗㄘㄙ ㄧㄨㄩㄚ ㄛㄜㄝ
ㄞㄟㄠㄡ ㄢㄣㄤㄥㄦ..

說說說說 說你愛我 我我我我 說不出口
口口口口 聲聲的說 對不起 我有大舌頭
說說說說 說你愛我 我我我我 說不出口
口口口口 聲聲的說 說愛你 我就大舌頭 哦喔 嗯..
I am Sorry I am Sorry

credit: Kenji Wu 吳克羣

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