Lingaku- to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
- wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
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- to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
- wrongly used for 口不择言 (idiom)
This idiom refers to someone speaking without thinking, often resulting in inappropriate or careless remarks. It emphasizes the consequences of not being careful with one's words.
He spoke without thinking at the meeting and said many inappropriate things.
If you speak thoughtlessly, you might hurt others.
This is a common misuse where the intended phrase actually refers to speaking indiscriminately or without discretion.
Generated collocations (experimental)
kǒu bù zé yán口不择言to speak without thinkingshuō huà说话kǒu bù zé yán口不择言to talk without choosing wordszài在gōng zhòng公众cháng场gě合kǒu口bù不zé择yán言to speak indiscreetly in publickǒu bù zé yán口不择言huì会shāng rén伤人speaking thoughtlessly can hurt otherstā他zǒng shì总是kǒu bù zé yán口不择言he always speaks without thinkingkǒu bù zé yán口不择言de的xí guàn习惯the habit of speaking recklesslybì miǎn避免kǒu口bù不zé择yán言to avoid speaking without carekǒu bù zé yán口不择言de的hòu guǒ后果the consequences of indiscreet speech