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三寸不烂之舌

sāncùnbùlànzhīshé

Traditional: 三寸不爛之舌

to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab

Character Breakdown

三
sān
three
HSK 1
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
烂
làn
overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled
HSK 5
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
舌
shé
tongue; bell clapper
HSK 6

Additional Information

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