嘴上贴膏药，有口难开嘴上貼膏藥，有口難開嘴上貼膏藥，有口難開

a medicinal plaster stuck on the mouth: hard to open the mouth

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes being unable to speak, or having nothing to say, often out of awkwardness or because one is in the wrong. Close to 'tongue-tied'.

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Simplified: 嘴上贴膏药，有口难开
Traditional (Taiwan): 嘴上貼膏藥，有口難開
Pinyin: zuǐ shang tiēgāoyào, yǒu kǒu nán kāi
Pinyin (Taiwan): zuǐ shàng tiēgāoyào, yǒu kǒu nán kāi
Bopomofo: ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄝㄍㄠㄧㄠˋ，ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄞ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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