朗朗上口

lǎnglǎng-shàngkǒu

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Meanings

这首儿歌朗朗上口，孩子们都很喜欢。

Zhè shǒu érgē lǎnglǎngshàngkǒu, 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。

Guǎnggàocí yào xiě de lǎnglǎngshàngkǒu cái róngyì jìzhù.

Ad slogans need to be catchy to be memorable.

唐诗读起来朗朗上口。

Tángshī dú qǐlai lǎnglǎngshàngkǒu.

Tang poems are a pleasure to read aloud.

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.'

朗 lǎng

上 shàng

口 kǒu