| 张口结舌 |
zhāng kǒu jié shé |
agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words / gaping and speechless |
| 张 |
Zhāng |
surname Zhang |
| 张 |
zhāng |
to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes |
| 张口 |
zhāng kǒu |
to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request) |
| 口 |
kǒu |
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 结 |
jiē |
(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] |
| 结 |
jié |
knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel) |
| 结舌 |
jié shé |
tongue-tied / unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc) |
| 舌 |
jī |
used in 喇舌 to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue" |
| 舌 |
shé |
tongue |