笨嘴拙舌

bènzuǐzhuōshé
  1. clumsy in speech
  2. poor speaker

CEDICT

synonym of 笨口拙舌 (bènkǒuzhuōshé, “awkward in speech; inarticulate”)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 笨 bèn
  1. stupid
  2. foolish
  3. silly
  4. slow-witted
  5. clumsy
2 嘴 zuǐ
  1. mouth
  2. beak
  3. nozzle
  4. spout (of teapot etc)

classifiers: 張, 個
3 拙 zhuō
  1. awkward
  2. clumsy
  3. dull
  4. inelegant
  5. (polite) my
  6. Taiwan pr. zhuó
4 舌 shé tongue

Related entries

訥澀 nèsè
  1. clumsy in speech
  2. tongue tied