Correct
费口舌
/ fèi kǒu shé /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
费了一番/不少口舌
2
不必费口舌解释
3
不想费口舌
4
用不着费口舌
5
特别费口舌
6
颇费口舌
7
大费口舌
8
多费口舌
Definition
费口舌
Literally means:
takes the mouth and the tongue
Actually means:
require a lot of explanation or debating
口舌 refers to words. The phrase means talking alot to persuade, explain or argue.
口舌，比喻话语。费口舌，指说很多话进行说服、解释或争辩。
Example
Used as predicate, object or adverbial adjunct,and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、状语，中间也可插入其他词语)
1
Tā
他
běnlái
本来
shì
是
jiānjué
坚决
yào
要
zǒu
走
de
的
,
shì
是
tā
他
gēge
哥哥
fèi
费
le
了
bùshǎo
不少
kǒushé
口舌
,
cái
才
bǎ
把
tā
他
liúxiàlái
留下来
de
的
。
He was determined to go, and it took his brother a lot of tongue to keep him.
2
Zhè
这
shì
事
tā
他
yǐjīng
已经
quàn
劝
guò
过
duōcì
多次
le
了
,
dàn
但
fāxiàn
发现
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
quànshuō
劝说
wúxiào
无效
hòu
后
,
tā
他
yě
也
jiù
就
lǎndé
懒得
fèi
费
kǒushé
口舌
jiěshì
解释
le
了
。
He had advised him many times about it, but when he found that his persuasion was ineffective, he was too lazy to explain it.
3
Zhè
这
jiàn
件
shì
事
xìn
信
bù
不
xìn
信
yóu
由
nǐ
你
,
wǒ
我
bù
不
xiǎng
想
duōfèikǒushé
多费口舌
。
Believe it or not, I don't want to talk too much.