尖嘴猴腮 (jiān zuǐ hóu sāi): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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尖嘴猴腮
尖嘴猴腮 (jiān zuǐ hóu sāi): Describes someone with a thin (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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尖 • jiān • pointed, sharp tip • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
jiān
尖
pointed, sharp tip
嘴 • zuǐ • mouth • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
zuǐ
嘴
mouth
猴 • hóu • monkey
hóu
猴
monkey
腮 • sāi • cheek
sāi
腮
cheek
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Example Sentences with 尖嘴猴腮
tā
他
jiān
尖
zuǐ
嘴
hóu
猴
sāi
腮
de
的
yàng
样
zi
子
，
yí
一
kàn
看
jiù
就
bú
不
shì
是
hǎo
好
rén
人
。
With his pointed mouth and monkey cheeks, he doesn't look like a good person at first glance.
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
lǐ
里
nà
那
ge
个
fǎn
反
pài
派
jiān
尖
zuǐ
嘴
hóu
猴
sāi
腮
，
ràng
让
rén
人
tǎo
讨
yàn
厌
。
The villain in the novel has a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks, making him unlikeable.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 尖嘴猴腮.
Words with
尖
尖端
jiān duān
pointed end; nib
尖锐
jiān ruì
acute; penetrating; incisive
顶尖
dǐng jiān
Top-notch / First-rate
尖利
jiān lì
sharp; piercing (sound or object)
尖刻
jiān kè
caustic, sharp-tongued
尖叫
jiān jiào
scream; shriek
尖子
jiān zi
top student; standout
尖峰
jiān fēng
peak; summit
Words with
嘴
嘴巴
zuǐ ba
mouth
嘴唇
zuǐchún
lip
咧嘴
liě zuǐ
Grin / smile broadly
插嘴
chā zuǐ
Interrupt / Butt in
Words with
猴
猴子
hóu zi
monkey
猕猴
míhóu
macaque (a type of monkey)
猿猴
yuán hóu
apes and monkeys
猕猴桃
míhóutáo
kiwifruit (Chinese gooseberry)
Words with
腮
腮红
sāi hóng
blush (makeup)
鱼腮
yú sāi
fish gills
腮帮子
sāi bāng zǐ
cheeks; jaw
腮腺炎
sāi xiàn yán
mumps
七嘴八舌
qī zuǐ bā shé
Everyone talking at once / Noisy discussion
住嘴
zhù zuǐ
shut up; stop talking
吵嘴
chǎo zuǐ
to quarrel
喷嘴
pēn zuǐ
nozzle; spray head
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
to punish someone as a warning to others
沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
A worthless person dressed up in fine clothes; someone who puts on airs but lacks real substance or ability.
猕猴骑虎
mí hóu qí hǔ
Being in a dangerous or precarious situation where one cannot easily disengage without risk.
猴年马月
hóu nián mǎ yuè
A time that will never come; an impossible or extremely distant future.
