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口实
口實
kǒushí
1. food
2. salary (old)
3. a pretext
4. a cause for gossip

Character Breakdown

口
kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
HSK 3 3 丶
实
shí
real, true; honest, sincere
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

予人口实
yǔrénkǒushí
to give cause for gossip
贻人口实
yírénkǒushí
to make oneself an object of ridicule

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