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嚼舌

jiáoshé
verb #28,744

Meanings

  1. 1 to gossip
  2. 2 to argue unnecessarily
  3. 3 to wag one's tongue

Examples

她整天无所事事，就知道嚼舌根，说别人闲话。
Tā zhěng tiān wúsuǒ shìshì, jiù zhīdào jiáo shé gēn, shuō biérén xiánhuà.
She does nothing all day but gossip and talk about others behind their backs.
别嚼舌了，这件事跟你没关系。
Bié jiáo shé le, zhè jiàn shì gēn nǐ méi guānxi.
Stop gossiping — this matter has nothing to do with you.

Tips

usage
嚼舌 is informal and slightly derogatory. It often appears in extended forms: 嚼舌根 (jiáo shégēn) or 嚼舌头 (jiáo shétou). All three mean the same thing — to gossip or talk idly about others.

Stroke Order

嚼 jiáo
舌 shé