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脫口而出

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
to blurt out without thought
  • 脱口而出
  • 脱口而出
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The phrase describes words escaping the mouth as if they were being peeled away or released without hesitation.
The phrase describes words escaping the mouth as if they were being peeled away or released without hesitation.

Origin

The phrase is formed by combining four characters: 脫, 口, 而, and 出. The character 脫 means to take off clothes, to peel off, or to strip. It is composed of the semantic component 肉 (meat; flesh) and the phonetic component 兌. The character 兌 refers to an opening or aperture, such as a sense organ, and contains the components 八 (eight), 㕣 (marsh in between mountains), 口 (mouth), 儿 (standing person), and 人 (man; person; people).

Other components of the phrase include 口, which refers to the mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity, and 而, which is used to connect two clauses or adjectives. The character 出 means to go out, to leave, or to exit. It is formed with the components 止 (foot) and 凵 (to open one's mouth).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

「脫口而出」由四個漢字組成：脫、口、而、出。其中「脫」字包含表示肉或肉類的「肉」作為語義成分，並以「兌」作為音符。在「兌」字中，包含了「八」、「㕣」、「口」、「兒」以及「人」等成分，其中「兌」本身具有開口、孔隙或感官（如眼、耳）的意思，且由「㕣」作為音符。

「出」字則由「止」（腳）與「凵」（張開嘴巴）組成，意指出去、離開或出場。而「口」指嘴巴，特別是嘴唇與口腔內部。「脫口而出」透過這些字組合，用來描述說話時不經思考便脫口說出的狀態。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese脫 “to take off (clothes); to peel off; to strip”
    • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
    • soundChinese兌 “opening, aperture; (especially) one of the sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, mouth)”
      • ideaChinese八 “eight”
      • soundChinese㕣 “marsh in between mountains”
      • meaningChinese儿 “standing person”
      • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
  • characterChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese而 “and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)”
  • characterChinese出 “to go out; to leave; to exit”
    • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese凵 “to open one's mouth”
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Meanings

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  1. to blurt out without thought

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 不加思索，隨口說出。 例：許多不當的言論，都是因為脫口而出所造成的。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0