lòu zuǐ
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Chinese dictionary
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  • v.slip out; let slip a remark

    • huà yī duō jiù huì shuō lòu zuǐ

      漏嘴

      let slip a remark as soon as one gets talking

    • bié shuō lòu zuǐ

      漏嘴

      Don't make a slip of the tongue.

    • nǐ shuō lòu zuǐ shí yě jiù yì wèi zhe nǐ zài xiè mì

      漏嘴意味泄密

      When you spill the beans, you tell a secret.

Word usage

  • "漏" and "嘴" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • It was he that made a slip of the tongue.

    • 不了

      He can’t make a slip of the tongue.

    • 什么

      What did you slip out?