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由 **Celia** » 週五 12月 21, 2007 5:05 pm

How do you say"舌頭咬破一個洞"in English? :shock:

A "cut" or a "wound" on my tongue?
I suffered from the wound several days :cry:

It was very inconvenient when eating or talking.

由 **CarmenTao** » 週五 12月 21, 2007 11:38 pm

Dear Celia,
We all suffer from tongue ulcer problem now and then. The most effective treatment for this is to take B-complex tablets and vitamin tablets. Take care.

Carmen

由 **Willie** » 週六 12月 22, 2007 12:28 am

Other than ulcer, sore might work as well.

由 **rock** » 週六 12月 22, 2007 10:51 am

Can we just say "I bit my tongue and hurt myself"?

由 **CarmenTao** » 週六 12月 22, 2007 4:01 pm

Dear Rock,
You'd better tell the truth. It was your girlfriend who bit your tongue, wasn't it? Admit it! :mrgreen:

Carmen

由 **rock** » 週六 12月 22, 2007 4:52 pm

Noooo~~~~ It's not!
I'm a sincere Buddist (or Christian, whatever) and such things are forbidden. Besides, I didn't use my tongue often...oops, I,.. I mean I was not talktive before :oops:

由 **Dimitri** » 週日 12月 23, 2007 1:40 am

What if it's just a cut, without bacteria or virus infection, is it still called ulcer? Or it's just a cut?

由 **bradywang** » 週一 12月 24, 2007 1:38 am

How to say "舌頭咬破一個洞"?
In my opinion, just say
"I had a big tongue bite"
If you really want to mention "洞", you can say
"I had a big tongue bite and found one bump there"

Normally there is just a "bump", not a "hole" as biting the tongue.
In Mandarin, we used to mention "洞", but it's a little weird to mention "hole" in English.

Brady

由 **Willie** » 週一 12月 24, 2007 1:46 pm

bradywang 寫:"I had a big tongue bite"
If you really want to mention "洞", you can say
"I had a big tongue bite and found one bump there"

"have/take a bite" means you eat something.

"bite" can mean a small hole made where an animal or insect has bitten you
sentence: The infection is passed by the bite of a mosquito.
snake, ant...... bites
(Longman dictionary of contemporary English Online)

So I feel "I had a big tongue bite" is weird.

How about I bit my own tongue and there is a big painful sore there?

由 **Wayne** » 週六 3月 08, 2008 10:30 am

Have an ulcer is quite different from biting one's tongue.

由 **ForgottenName** » 週五 5月 30, 2008 6:49 pm

I think we can simply say I've got a bitten tongue. It is a little bit painful.

you bite your tongue or I bite my tongue means you/I'd be better stop speaking even though you/I feel you/I want to.

由 **woooooooolf** » 週三 11月 26, 2008 6:29 pm

I bit my tongue, and it left a wound.

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