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able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer

对答如流
duì dá rú liú
d+uì·4th toned+á·2nd toner+ú·2nd tonel+iú·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù juélit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) · fig. to have a glib tongue巧舌如簧qiǎo shé rú huángclever and eloquent (idiom); fluent · having the gift of the gab伶牙俐齿líng yá lì chǐ(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent · articulate出口成章chū kǒu chéng zhāngentertaining in conversation健谈jiàn tán
Antonyms
clumsy in speech · poor speaker笨嘴拙舌bèn zuǐ zhuō shéto hem and haw · to stall · to stammer · to mumble · to falter支支吾吾zhī zhī wú wúagape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words · gaping and speechless张口结舌zhāng kǒu jié shé
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