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朗朗上口

lǎnglǎngshàngkǒu
idiom #30,550

Meanings

  1. 1 to flow right off the tongue
  2. 2 catchy and easy to recite
  3. 3 smooth and pleasing to read aloud

Examples

这首儿歌朗朗上口，孩子们都很喜欢。
Zhè shǒu érgē lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu, háizi men dōu hěn xǐhuan.
This children's song rolls right off the tongue, and the kids all love it.
广告词要写得朗朗上口才容易记住。
Guǎnggào cí yào xiě de lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu cái róngyì jìzhù.
Ad slogans need to be catchy to be memorable.
唐诗读起来朗朗上口。
Tángshī dú qǐlai lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu.
Tang poems are a pleasure to read aloud.

Tips

usage
Almost always used to praise something read aloud — poems, slogans, song lyrics, nursery rhymes. Not appropriate for prose or technical writing.
memory
朗朗 mimics the clear ringing sound of reading aloud; 上口 means 'up onto the lips'. Think: 'so smooth it jumps onto your lips.'

Stroke Order

朗 lǎng
上 shàng
口 kǒu