No. 3,895 in Chinese
下口
"下口" means "take a bite" or "begin to eat."
In a sentence
这个菜太烫了，我暂时没法下口。
This dish is too hot, I cannot eat it for now.
In this sentence, 下口 means 'to start eating'. It describes the action of tasting or starting to eat food.
食物太美味了，我迫不及待地下口。
The food is so delicious that I can't wait to dig in.
Here, 下口 again means 'to start eating', emphasizing eagerness due to deliciousness.
他顿了顿，终于下口说出心中话。
He paused, and finally started to speak what’s on his mind.
In this case, 下口 metaphorically applies to speaking, referring to the act of starting to express oneself verbally.
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