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corners of the mouth

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zui3jiao3 zuǐjiǎo

Meaning


Primary

corners of the mouth

Alternatives

corner of the mouth, mouth corners

Mnemonic


If you had two 角 horns in your 嘴 mouth they would of course emerge from the 嘴角 corners of the mouth.

Usage


他 嘴角 叼 着 一 支 烟。

A cigarette dangled from the corners of his mouth.

他 嘴角 挂 着 微笑。

He smiled from the corners of his mouth.