滿口之乎者也 mǎn kǒu zhī hū zhě yě

to spout the classics; mouth full of literary phrases

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to spout the classics
  2. 2. mouth full of literary phrases

Characters

Character Meaning
滿 mǎn
full; completely; fully
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
乎 hū HSK 3
than; at; (classical particle similar to 于yú) in
者 zhě HSK 3
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
也 yě HSK 2
also; too; surname Ye