血口 (xuè kǒu) — bloody mouth (literal)

Definition

Literally 'blood mouth' — almost always seen in the idiom 血口喷人 ('slander viciously'). Rare as a standalone noun; the idiom form carries the figurative meaning of baseless, malicious accusation.

noun

bloody mouth (literal)

Measure word · 个

Examples

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Lǎo hǔ de xuè kǒu hái dī zhe xiān xuè, yàng zi shí fēn kě pà.
The tiger's bloody mouth was still dripping fresh blood, looking extremely terrifying.
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Tā jìng zài huì yì shàng xuè kǒu pēn rén, wū miè tóng shì tōu qiè gōng kuǎn.
He actually spewed slander at the meeting, falsely accusing a colleague of embezzling public funds.
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Zhè zhǒng xuè kǒu pēn rén de xíng wéi yán zhòng sǔn hài le zhēn xiàng.
This kind of malicious slander seriously damages the truth.

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