磨破嘴皮子 mó pò zuǐ pí zi

to talk until one is blue in the face

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to talk until one is blue in the face
  2. 2. to repeat again and again
  3. 3. to wear out one's lips (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
磨 mó HSK 6
to rub; to grind; to waste time
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
嘴 zuǐ HSK 3
mouth; beak; spout (of teapot etc)
皮 pí HSK 3
skin; leather; naughty
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child