嘴软

嘴軟
zuǐruǎn
  1. soft-spoken
  2. afraid to speak out

CEDICT

afraid to speak out

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 嘴 zuǐ
  1. mouth
  2. beak
  3. nozzle
  4. spout (of teapot etc)

classifiers: 張, 個
=2 软 ruǎn
  1. soft
  2. flexible
=2 软 ruǎn variant of 软 ruǎn

Containing this entry

吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 chīrénjiādezuǐruǎn,nárénjiādeshǒuduǎn
  1. lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted

Related entries

口甜 kǒutián
  1. soft-spoken
  2. affable
  3. full of honeyed words