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三寸不烂之舌
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Collocation
1
有三寸不烂之舌
2
凭三寸不烂之舌
Definition
三寸不烂之舌
Literally means:
little lithe tongue
Actually means:
eloquent tongue
It figuratively means one has a facile tongue and is very eloquent. It may also refer to a cunning and deceiving lie.
比喻很会说话，很会辩论的口才。也指巧妙骗人的谎话。
Example
Used as object. (作宾语)
1
Cǐ
此
zhèxiē
这些
rén
人
gègè
个个
dōu
都
yǒu
有
sāncùnbùlànzhīshé
三寸不烂之舌
,
rénrén
人人
néngyánshànbiàn
能言善辩
,
kěyǐ
可以
bǎ
把
sǐrén
死人
shuō
说
chéng
成
huórén
活人
。
Each of these people has three inches of tongue, everyone can speak eloquently, can say the dead as living people.
2
Tā
他
hěn
很
wángù
顽固
,
nǐ
你
jíshǐ
即使
sāncùnbùlànzhīshé
三寸不烂之舌
,
yě
也
nán
难
shuōfú
说服
tā
他
。
He's stubborn, and you can't convince him even if it's three inches.
3
Zhège
这个
piànzi
骗子
jiù
就
píng
凭
sāncùnbùlànzhīshé
三寸不烂之舌
,
piànqǔ
骗取
le
了
jùkuǎn
巨款
táozǒu
逃走
le
了
。
The fraudster escaped with three inches of unspoided tongue and cheated him out of a huge amount of money.