Tongue in cheek
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ō K ǒ Uji é sh é, which means to tear open the mouth, cut off the tongue, and order people to shut up. It comes from the single sword Club written by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty.
Idiom usage
To tell someone to shut up
The origin of Idioms
The fourth fold of Guan Hanqing's single sword club in Yuan Dynasty: "I can't make you crazy at all. Shiyunzi said, it's time to cut your tongue!"
Idiom explanation
Open your mouth and cut off your tongue. Tell the man to shut up.
Chinese PinYin : huō kǒu jié shé
Tongue in cheek
spoil things by excessive enthusiasm. bá miáo zhù zhǎng
Honest officials can cut off housework. qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì
If you are the first, you will be caught. pián shǒu jiù dǎi
thousands and thousands of words. qiān yán wàn shuō
January is better than a hundred stars. bǎi xīng bù rú yī yuè