zuǐ jiān
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  • 1

    adj.sharp-tongued; cutting in speech

    • tā zhè ge rén zuǐ jiān

      这个嘴尖

      He's sharp-tongued.

    • tā zuǐ jiān shé qiǎo

      嘴尖

      She is gifted with a quick and sharp tongue.

    • bù yào zuò nà zuǐ jiān pí hòu fù zhōng kōng de shān jiān zhú sǔn

      嘴尖山间竹笋

      Don't be a bamboo shoot in the mountains with sharp mouth, thick skin and hollow belly.

  • 2

    adj.discerning; have a keen sense of taste

    • tā zuǐ jiān hē yī kǒu jiù néng pǐn chū shì shén me chá

      嘴尖什么

      He has a refined sense of taste and is able to tell what tea it is with only one sip of the sample.

  • 3

    adj.choosy about what one eats

    • zhè hái zi zuǐ jiān

      孩子嘴尖

      This child is so choosy.

    • bié zuǐ jiān le

      嘴尖

      Don't be so choosy.