📖 Meaning
To speak in an immodest, disrespectful, or insolent manner. It describes someone whose words are rude, arrogant, and lacking courtesy toward others, often provoking anger or conflict.
📜 Origin Story
From Luo Guanzhong's Ming Dynasty novel 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' Chapter 74. When Cao Cao dispatched Yu Jin as commander with Pang De as vanguard to attack Guan Yu, Pang De had a wooden coffin carried before his troops and uttered insolent, provocative words, swearing to fight Guan Yu to the death. The phrase captures Pang De's defiant and disrespectful language toward his renowned enemy.
💡 Example Usage
他在会议上口出不逊，引起了众人的不满。
He spoke insolently at the meeting, provoking everyone's displeasure.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 口出不逊
- Pinyin: kǒu chū bù xùn
- Literal Translation: mouth, exit, not, modest
- Category: Communication
- Characters: 4