赞不绝口

• 병음: zàn bù jué kǒu
• 한자 분석: 赞 = 夅 + 贝 (to commend/praise); 不绝 = unceasing/without stop; 口 = mouth

뜻

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A four-character idiom describing enthusiastic, continuous praise. Common in restaurant reviews, cultural criticism, and descriptions of extraordinary skill or achievement. Implies genuine, heartfelt admiration rather than empty flattery or perfunctory compliments.

예문

1. 宾客们品尝了这道传统名菜后，无不赞不绝口，纷纷向厨师讨要食谱。
2. 这部小说出版后迅速引发广泛关注，文学界对其精巧的叙事结构赞不绝口。
3. 她的现场演奏技惊四座，令现场观众赞不绝口，掌声经久不息。

사용 가이드

맥락: food, art, performance, achievement

어조: admiring

올바른 표현

• 参观团考察完这家企业的智能生产线后，对其领先的技术水平和管理水准赞不绝口。(After inspecting the company's intelligent production line, the visiting delegation was full of praise for its leading technological level and management standards.)
• 美食评论家对这家餐厅的招牌菜赞不绝口，称其用料考究、技法精湛、口味独特。(The food critic heaped unstinting praise on the restaurant's signature dish, calling its ingredients refined, its technique exquisite, and its flavor unique.)

피해야 할 표현

• 赞不绝口地提出批评 — 赞不绝口 can only describe unreserved praise; it cannot be combined with criticism or negative evaluation in any form

기원과 역사

赞 (to praise) + 不绝 (unceasing) + 口 (mouth) — a mouth that will not stop praising

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal