What does 三寸不烂之舌 mean in Chinese?

三寸不烂之舌 (sān cùn bù làn zhī shé) means "to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 三寸不烂之舌?

三寸不烂之舌 is pronounced "sān cùn bù làn zhī shé" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 6 syllables.

三寸不烂之舌 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

三寸不烂之舌 is made up of the characters 三, 寸, 不, 烂, 之, 舌. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 三寸不烂之舌 using our stroke order tool.

verb

sān cùn bù làn zhī shé

to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab

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