Today’s Idiom
Word Breakdown 碎 (suì) adj. fragmentary, broken
嘴 (zuǐ) n. mouth
子 (zi) noun suffixQuick Answer
Definition & Usage
碎嘴子 refers to a person who chatters incessantly or talks carelessly, often telling secrets to other people. Derogatory. You can also use it “Subject-Predicate” form, which is “嘴碎”, to describe a person. Pay attention here, if you say someone is a blabber or chatterbox, don’t say “嘴子碎”, but only “嘴碎”.
Grammar Point
嘴子 is not a word, it only works in this collocation “碎嘴子”. Therefore, don’t use it alone.
Example Sentences
他多嘴多舌，是个碎嘴子。
Tā duōzuǐ duō shé, shìgè suìzuǐzi.
He was a blabbermouth, a tongue-wagger.
这是给我妈的惊喜，你可别告诉我妹妹，她是个碎嘴子，说不定什么时候就告诉我妈了。
Zhè shì gěi wǒ mā de jīngxǐ, nǐ kě bié gàosù wǒ mèimei, tā shìgè suì zuǐzi, shuō bu dìng shénme shíhòu jiù gàosù wǒ mā le.
This is a surprise for my mother, you don’t tell my sister. She is a blabbermouth, you don’t know when she will tell my mother.
王姐嘴太碎了，家里什么鸡毛蒜皮的事儿都跟外人说。
Wáng jiě zuǐ tài suìle, jiālǐ shénme jīmáosuànpí de shì r dōu gēn wàirén shuō.
Wang Jie’s mouth talks too much and never cease, any trivial thing that happened in her house she will tell others.