Definition & Meaning

make a slip of the tongue

Word usage

zǒu zuǐ

走 嘴

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v.make a slip of the tongue
- tā shuō zhe shuō zhe jiù zǒu zuǐ le
  她说着说着就走嘴了。
  As she talked on and on, she blurted the secret out.
- qíng jí zhī zhōng tā bǎ huà shuō zǒu zuǐ le
  情急之中，她把话说走嘴了。
  Pressed, she made a slip of the tongue.
- wǒ běn lái bù xiǎng shuō zhǐ shì wú yì zhōng shuō zǒu zuǐ le
  我本来不想说，只是无意中说走嘴了。
  I didn't mean to say that, but it just slipped out.
- tā jīn tiān xià wǔ bù zài a wǒ yǒu diǎn shuō zǒu zuǐ le
  他今天下午不在。啊，我有点说走嘴了。
  He's not in this afternoon. whoops, that was a bit of a give away.
- tā zhǐ shì shuō zǒu zuǐ le gēn běn méi yǒu xiǎng shāng hài nǐ de yì si
  他只是说走嘴了，根本没有想伤害你的意思。
  He didn't mean to hurt you, he only made a slip of the tongue.
synonym
shī yán失言 shī kǒu失口 zǒu huà走话 shī cí失辞

Word usage

Separable word
"走" and "嘴" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 你走了嘴可不行。
  You can't make a slip of the tongue.
- 我走不了嘴。
  I will not make a slip of the tongue.
- 他以前就走过嘴。
  He has made a slip of the tongue before.

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