kǒu口mouthruò若likexuán悬hanghé河river
Eloquent; to speak with a torrent of words.
Literal meaning
mouth (口) — like (若) — hang (悬) — river (河)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase praising someone's eloquence.
Examples
tā他de的kǒu口cái才hěn很hǎo好，shuō说qǐ起huà话lái来kǒu口ruò若xuán悬hé河。
He has great eloquence; when he speaks, words flow like a torrent.
zhè这wèi位lǜ律shī师kǒu口ruò若xuán悬hé河，biàn辩lùn论de得fēi非cháng常jīng精cǎi彩。
This lawyer is very eloquent and debated brilliantly.
Usage & nuances
Describes someone who speaks fluently and persuasively.
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