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口齿伶俐

kǒu chǐ líng lì

4-character word Traditional 口齒伶俐

What 口齿伶俐 means

1. eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence
2. the gift of the gab

The characters in 口齿伶俐

• 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)…
• 齿chǐ(bound form) tooth; (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
• 伶líng(old) actor; actress; (meaningless bound form)
• 俐lìused in 伶俐

Example sentences

• 她口齿伶俐。
  Tā kǒuchǐ línglì.
  She has a fluent tongue.