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used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

tongue

words / speech / to say / to talk

unreasonable / shocking / outrageous

as the proverb says / as they say...

witticism / wisecrack / sarcastic remark / double entendre

to be nothing difficult / to be a cinch

common saying / proverb

(idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur

not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection / without demur

the content of a conversation / words / remarks

(spoken) Chinese language

story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide

see 二話不說|二话不说[er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1]

objection / differing opinion

unreasonable / shocking / outrageous / also written 不像話|不像话

in a word / in short

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

to talk shop all the time (idiom)

Shanghainese / Shanghai dialect

Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)

see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]

see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]