浑身是嘴也说不清 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

实在是浑身是嘴也说不清

2

真是浑身是嘴也说不清

3

浑身是嘴也说不清的时候

4

就算浑身是嘴也说不清

5

就浑身是嘴也说不清

Definition

浑身是嘴也说不清

Literally means:

a lot of mouth on body, but still can't say clearly

Actually means:

be unable to defend oneself when being wronged

浑身 refers to the whole body. The phrase means being unable to explain something clearly. It figuratively means that one is unable to defend one self when being wronged.

浑身，全身。

浑身是嘴也说不清，全身长满嘴巴也说不清楚。比喻受了冤枉却无法分辩。

Example

Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语

1

Zài

在

nā

那

húnshēn

浑身

shì

是

zuǐ

嘴

yě

也

shuōbùqīng

说不清

,

yě

也

bù

不

ràng

让

shuō

说

qīng

清

,

yě

也

bù

不

gǎn

敢

shuō

说

qīng

清

de

的

rìzi

日子

lǐ

里

,

jiùjiu

舅舅

zhōngyú

终于

hányuān

含冤

zìjìn

自尽

le

了

。

In that body is mouth is also unclear, also do not let clear, also dare not say clear days, uncle finally with injustice.

2

Gāofēi

高非

shuō

说

,

wànyī

万一

yǐhòu

以后

tā

他

fǎnyǎoyīkǒu

反咬一口

,

shuō

说

qián

钱

méi

没

tuì

退

huíqù

回去

,

nā

那

wǒ

我

jiù

就

húnshēn

浑身

shì

是

zuǐ

嘴

yě

也

shuōbùqīng

说不清

le

了

。

Gao Fei said, in case he took a bite back and said the money didn't go back, then I couldn't tell.

3

Nǐmen

你们

dāngshí

当时

de

的

qíngkuàng

情况

xiāngdāng

相当

hùnluàn

混乱

,

rúguǒ

如果

tāmen

他们

xiǎng

想

bǎ

把

shārén

杀人

de

的

zuìmíng

罪名

ān

安

dào

到

nǐ

你

tóushàng

头上

,

nǐ

你

jiùsuàn

就算

húnshēn

浑身

shì

是

zuǐ

嘴

yě

也

shuō

说

bù

不

qīng

清

。

You were in a pretty messy situation, and if they wanted to put the murder charge on your head, you couldn't even tell.