多嘴 (duō zuǐ) — to speak out of turn, to blurt out something inappropriate
Definition
Verb meaning to speak out of turn or blurt out something inappropriate — usually a warning or criticism about unwanted words. The second 嘴 is a bound noun meaning 'mouth'; reduplicating with 多 gives a verb-object phrase (离合词).
verb
to speak out of turnto blurt out something inappropriate
Examples
- 多嘴，。Tā zài huì shàng duō zuǐ, dé zuì le hěn duō rén.He spoke out of turn at the meeting and offended many people.
- 多嘴，。Nǐ duō zuǐ le, zhè jiàn shì bù gāi shuō chū lái.You blurted that out — this matter shouldn't have been said.
- 。Tā zhī duō le yí cì zuǐ jiù bèi gǎn chū qù le.He only blurted out once and was kicked out.
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