Definition
血口 is a noun that literally means 'bloody mouth' — e.g. the mouth of a predator after killing prey. However, it's most commonly encountered in the fixed expression 血口喷人 (xuè kǒu pēn rén), which means 'to spew venomous slander at someone' or 'to make malicious false accusations'. In that pattern, 血口 carries the metaphorical sense of a vicious, slandering mouth. Understanding this figurative extension is essential for HSK 7 reading and usage.
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bloody mouth (literal)
Examples
- 血口，。Lǎohǔ de xuè kǒu hái dī zhe xiānxuè, yàngzi shífēn kěpà.The tiger's bloody mouth was still dripping fresh blood, looking extremely terrifying.
- ，。Tā jìng zài huìyì shàng xuèkǒu pēn rén, wūmiè tóngshì tōuqiè gōngkuǎn.He actually spewed slander at the meeting, falsely accusing a colleague of embezzling public funds.
- 。Zhè zhǒng xuèkǒu pēn rén de xíngwéi yánzhòng sǔnhài le zhēnxiàng.This kind of malicious slander seriously damages the truth.
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