三年不漱口,一张臭嘴三年不漱口,一張臭嘴三年不漱口,一張臭嘴

three years without rinsing the mouth: a stinking mouth

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning: Scolds someone for speaking rudely or nastily. Harsh and insulting.
Wordplay: 臭 (chòu) means both 'foul-smelling' and 'offensive'. 嘴 (zuǐ) means both the 'mouth' and 'way of talking'.

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Simplified: 三年不漱口,一张臭嘴
Traditional (Taiwan): 三年不漱口,一張臭嘴
Pinyin: sān nián bú shùkǒu,yì zhāng chòu zuǐ
Bopomofo: ㄙㄢㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ,ㄧˋ ㄓㄤㄔㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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