clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab
trad. 伶牙俐齒
Also written 伶牙俐齒【líng yá lì chǐ】
Characters in this word
4伶
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(old) actor; actress, (meaningless bound form)
- Pinyin
- líng
- Strokes
- 7
牙
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tooth, ivory, CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- Pinyin
- yá
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 6028 of 2500
俐
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used in 伶俐[ling2 li4]
- Pinyin
- lì
- Strokes
- 9
齿
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(bound form) tooth, (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
- Pinyin
- chǐ
- Traditional
- 齒
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 34501 of 2500