light mouth and thin tongue—speak light and thin words impolitely; make cutting remarks ❍ 袭人听了话内有因，素知宝钗不是～奚落人的，自己想起上日王夫人的意思来，便不再提了。(《红楼梦》429) Xiren sensed something behind these words,knowing that Baochai was not one to make cutting remarks. Recalling Lady Wang’s hint the previous day,she dropped the subject…