话到嘴边 huà dào zuǐ biān

to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

Characters

Character Meaning
话 huà HSK 1
speech; talk; conversation
到 dào HSK 2
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
嘴 zuǐ HSK 3
mouth; beak; spout (of teapot etc)
边 biān HSK 2
side; edge; border