拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé

lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker

Characters

Character Meaning
拙 zhuō HSK 6
clumsy; awkward; inelegant
嘴 zuǐ HSK 3
mouth; beak; spout (of teapot etc)
笨 bèn HSK 4
stupid; clumsy; slow-witted
舌 shé HSK 6
tongue