Chinese word

赞不绝口

Pronunciation

Pinyinzàn bù jué kǒu

Meaning

  • idiomrave about

Example

大家对他的表演赞不绝口。dà jiā duì tā de biáo yǎn zàn bù jué kǒu

Everyone raved about his performance.

Illustration for 赞不绝口 (rave about)

More examples

这家餐厅的菜品精致，食客们都对厨师赞不绝口。zhè jiā cān tīng de cài pǐn jīng zhì shí kè men dōu duì chú shī zàn bù jué kǒu

The dishes at this restaurant are exquisite, and all the diners rave about the chef.

Core concept

Praise flows so freely that the speaker cannot stop voicing it.

Common phrases

  • 大家对...赞不绝口dà jiā duì zàn bù jué kǒu

    everyone raves about ___

  • 媒体对...赞不绝口méi tǐ duì zàn bù jué kǒu

    the media rave about ___

Similar words

称赞不已chēng zàn bù yǐ: Continue voicing praise for someone or something without stopping.
赞口不绝zàn kǒu bù jué: Let praise for someone or something flow continually from the mouth.
连声称赞lián shēng chēng zàn: Praise someone or something aloud repeatedly, often in quick succession.
拍案叫绝pāi àn jiào jué: Express amazed, enthusiastic praise with a shout or emphatic gesture.

Definition in Chinese

因为某人或某事非常好而不停地发表赞美的话。yīn wèi mǒu rén huò mǒu shì fēi cháng hǎo ér bù tíng dì fā biǎo zàn měi de huà

Word origin

赞 (zàn, "praise") + 不 (bù, "not") + 绝 (jué, "end") + 口 (kǒu, "mouth") depicts praise that does not stop at the mouth, giving the idiom its sense of continual spoken praise.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this idiom usually reports another person's strong approval, and 对 (duì, "toward") + the praised person or thing + the idiom is a natural pattern; self-praise sounds unusual.

Opposites

  • 口诛笔伐kǒu zhū bǐ fácriticize harshlyidiom
  • 冷嘲热讽lěng cháo rè fěngtaunt sarcasticallyidiom

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