{"id":10587,"date":"2019-11-22T12:28:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T12:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/?p=10587"},"modified":"2019-11-22T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:59:14","slug":"what-does-da-zui-ba-big-mouth-mean-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/what-does-da-zui-ba-big-mouth-mean-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"What does \u201c\u5927\u5634\u5df4(big mouth)\u201d Mean in Chinese?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Simon likes eating outside because of all the varieties of delicious Chinese food. More im<\/em>portant, some Chinese people like chatting while eating, so Simon has more opportunities to practice his listening skills. In this instance, however, he is completely confused. <\/p>\n

    dà w\u011bi  shu\u014d t\u0101 x\u01d0 hu\u0101n  nà gè  dà  y\u01cen j\u012bng  de  n\u01da hái ér
A:\u5927\u4f1f \u8bf4\u5979\u559c\u6b22 \u90a3\u4e2a \u5927 \u773c\u775b \u7684 \u5973\u5b69\u513f\u3002
<\/strong>     Da Wei told me he likes that girl who has big eyes. <\/p>\n

      bú guò t\u0101 h\u01ceo xiàng  shì  y\u012b  gè  hu\u0101  qián  dà sh\u01d2u  dà ji\u01ceo  de  rén
B: \u4e0d\u8fc7\u5979\u597d\u50cf \u662f \u4e00 \u4e2a \u82b1 \u94b1 \u5927\u624b \u5927\u811a \u7684 \u4eba\u3002
<\/strong>     But it seems she is very extravagant with money.<\/p>\n

      zh\u0113n de ma \uff1flì lì shì t\u0101 shì y\u01d2u \uff0cy\u012bng g\u0101i zh\u012b dào ba \uff1f
A: \u771f\u7684\u5417\uff1f\u4e3d\u4e3d\u662f\u5979\u5ba4\u53cb\uff0c\u5e94\u8be5\u77e5\u9053\u5427\uff1f
<\/strong>     Really? Lily is her roommate, and she must be very familiar with her.<\/p>\n

     x\u016b \uff0cbú yào  gào sù t\u0101 \uff0ct\u0101  shì  gè  dà  zu\u01d0 b\u0101 \uff01
B: \u5618\uff0c\u4e0d\u8981 \u544a\u8bc9\u5979\uff0c\u5979 \u662f \u4e2a \u5927 \u5634\u5df4\uff01
<\/strong>     Shhh, don’t let her know a<\/em>bout this, because she is a blabbermouth.<\/p>\n

In this dialogue, there are many “\u5927<\/strong>”(big), which are used to describe parts of the body including \u773c\u775b(eyes), \u624b(hands)\uff0c\u811a(feet)\uff0c\u5634\u5df4(mouth)\uff0c<\/strong>but not all of them refer to the literal meaning.<\/p>\n

Generally, the word “\u5927” (dà) means big; for example “\u5927\u773c\u775b“ means big eyes. However, on some occasions when the word “\u5927(dà)” is combined with certain characters, it can create words with new meanings, such as “\u5927\u624b\u5927\u811a(dà sh\u01d2u dà ji\u01ceo)” and “\u5927\u5634\u5df4(dà zu\u01d0 b\u0101).”<\/p>\n

Literally, “\u5927\u624b\u5927\u811a(dàsh\u01d2u dàji\u01ceo)” means big hands and big feet, but its meaning in usage is more idiomatic than literal. It means that one is wasteful and very extravagant with money. “\u5927\u5634\u5df4(dà zu\u01d0ba) literally means big mouth. We usually use it to indicate that someone cannot keep a secret and often spreads gossip widely. In other words, the person is a blabbermouth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n