朗朗上口 (lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu) — smooth and catchy to read aloud; easy and pleas…

Definition

Idiom for text (lyrics, slogans, classical prose) that is smooth and catchy when read aloud. Often used after 读起来 to describe rhythm and euphony.

idiom

smooth and catchy to read aloudeasy and pleasant to recite

，朗朗上口。
Zhè shǒu ér gē gē cí jiǎn dān, dú qǐ lái lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu.
The lyrics of this nursery rhyme are simple and read smoothly.
朗朗上口，。
Guǎng gào yǔ yào lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu, cái néng ràng rén jì zhù.
A slogan needs to be catchy so people remember it.
，朗朗上口。
Zhè piān gǔ wén suī rán nán dǒng, dàn dú qǐ lái lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu.
This classical text is hard to understand, but it reads smoothly aloud.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

良

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

朗 pairs 月, the moon, with 良 as a sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

良

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

朗 pairs 月, the moon, with 良 as a sound part.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Appears in