赞不绝口
zàn bù jué kǒu
to be full of praise; to rave about
Character by character
赞zàn
praise
praise
不bù
not
not
绝jué
cease
cease
口kǒu
mouth
mouth
Example
朋友第一次吃我妈包的饺子，赞不绝口。
My friend tried my mum’s dumplings for the first time and could not stop praising them.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
The subject is the person praising: 对…赞不绝口, 吃得赞不绝口. The thing praised cannot be the subject: ✗饺子赞不绝口.
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