口無擇言 kǒu wú zé yán

DEFINITIONS

  1. to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
  2. wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]

CHARACTERS

口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
擇 zé select, choose, pick out
言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say