開口𤜯着脷 (hoi1 hau2 kap6 zoek6 lei6) — put one's foot in one's mouth; consistently say the wrong thing; can say nothing right; irritate others as soon as one talks in Cantonese

hoiˉ¹hauˊ²kapˍ₆𤜯zoekˍ₆leiˍ₆
开口𤜯着脷
Mandarin Pinyin: kai1 kou3 cha1 zhe5 li4

Meaning of 開口𤜯着脷

nounput one's foot in one's mouth; consistently say the wrong thing; can say nothing right; irritate others as soon as one talks
nounbite one's tongue as soon as the mouth is opened

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