- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
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磨破嘴皮子
磨破嘴皮子
to wear out one's lips (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to wear out one's lips (idiom)
- 。
I had to talk until my lips were worn out before I could persuade him.
- 貳动verb
to talk until one is blue in the face
- 。
He wore out his lips trying to convince me, but failed.
- 參动verb
to repeat again and again
- 。
He wore out his lips trying to persuade me.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; shed)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Breaking something open is like using a stone to smash away the entire outer shell.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
磨破嘴皮子
Traditional磨
to wear out one's lips (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to wear out one's lips (idiom)
- 。
I had to talk until my lips were worn out before I could persuade him.
- 貳动verb
to talk until one is blue in the face
- 。
He wore out his lips trying to convince me, but failed.
- 參动verb
to repeat again and again
- 。
He wore out his lips trying to persuade me.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; shed)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Breaking something open is like using a stone to smash away the entire outer shell.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
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