Word: 开口 (kāikǒu) Traditional: 開口 开口 dictionary entry kāikǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Full dictionary entry for 开口 Example sentences using 开口 8 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 三个不开口,神仙难下手 sān gè bù kāikǒu,shénxiān nán xiàshǒu if the three won't open their mouths, even an immortal can't get started 三百钱买了个瘟猪崽,死活不开口 sānbǎiqián mǎile ge wēn zhūzǎi,sǐhuó bù kāikǒu three hundred coins buy a plague-struck piglet: dead or alive, it won't open its mouth 他一开口就露了底。 Tā yì kāikǒu jiù lùle dǐ. The moment he opened his mouth, he gave himself away. 凡人不开口,神仙难动手 fánrén bù kāikǒu,shénxiān nán dòngshǒu if a mortal doesn't open his mouth, even an immortal can't act 君子不开口，神仙猜不透 jūnzǐ bù kāikǒu, shénxiān cāibútòu if a gentleman doesn't speak, not even an immortal can guess 开口求人难 kāikǒu qiúrén nán opening your mouth to ask a favour is hard 牛栏里伸进马嘴来，没你开口的份儿 niúlán lǐ shēn jìn mǎ zuǐ lái, méi nǐ kāikǒu de fènr a horse's muzzle poking into the cattle pen: no place for you to open your mouth 《百家姓》读掉头一个字，开口就说钱 《bǎijiāxìng》dú diàotóu yí gè zì, kāikǒu jiù shuō qián read the Hundred Family Surnames without its first character: the first word out of your mouth is 'money'