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笨口拙舌 (ban6 hau2 zyut3 sit6) — speak foolishly or stupidly; awkward in speech in Cantonese

banˍ₆笨hauˊ²口zyut˗₃拙sitˍ₆舌
Mandarin Pinyin: ben4 kou3 zhuo1 she2

Meaning of 笨口拙舌

nounspeak foolishly or stupidly; awkward in speech

Characters in 笨口拙舌

笨ban6
stupid; dull; dumb; foolish
口hau2
edge or blade of a knife
拙zyut3
clumsy; awkward; dull
舌sit6
tongue-shaped object

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