張口結舌

Chinese

		to open one's mouth; to start to speak	to be tongue-tied; to be at a loss for words
trad. (張口結舌)		張口	結舌
simp. (张口结舌)		张口	结舌
Literally: “agape and tongue-tied”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāngkǒujiéshé

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ hau² git³ sit³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhāngkǒujiéshé
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jangkooujyesher
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng¹ hau² git³ sit³
  - Yale: jēung háu git sit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ hau² git⁸ sit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ heo² gid³ xid³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ kiːt̚³ siːt̚³/

Idiom

張口結舌

at a loss for words

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 喙窒舌

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