驴唇马觜 in English lu:2 chun2 ma3 zi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word)camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to chatter
  • nonsense
  • blather

Simplified Characters

驴 唇 马 觜

Traditional Characters

驢 脣 馬 觜

Pinyin

lu:2 chun2 ma3 zi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

驴lv2variant of 驢|驴[lu:2] 唇chun2lip 马ma3surname Ma 觜zi1number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座