To break one's teeth(dǎ yá fàn zuǐ)

To break one's teeth

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is d à y á f à nzu à, which means joking. It's from Jin Ping Mei CI Hua written by Xiaosheng, Lanling, Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As predicate or object; as a joke

Analysis of Idioms

Close synonym: beat your teeth and put down your mouth

The origin of Idioms

The 25th chapter of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua, written by Lanling Xiaosheng of Ming Dynasty: "it's more and more flowery in front of people, and it's easy to talk with people without fear."

Idiom explanation

It's a joke.

Chinese PinYin : dǎ yá fàn zuǐ