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大舌头 (dà shé tou) — (colloquial) lisp; (colloquial) a person who lisps

Definition

Colloquial term for a lisp (the speech condition) and, by extension, the person who has one. Fixed phrase — 头 here is a nominal suffix, not the standalone noun 'head'.

noun
(colloquial) lisp(colloquial) a person who lisps

Examples

  • 大舌头。
    Tā shuō huà yǒu diǎn r dà shé tou.
    He has a bit of a lisp when he speaks.
  • 大舌头。
    Tā de dà shé tou ràng tā bú tài gǎn zài hěn duō rén miàn qián shuō huà.
    His lisp makes him afraid to speak in front of many people.
  • 大舌头，。
    Xiǎo de shí hou wǒ yǒu diǎn dà shé tou, hòu lái jiù hǎo le.
    When I was little I had a slight lisp, but later it got better.

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