叼 (diāo): to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

他叼才很好，能言善辩，是个出色的律师。

tā diāo cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .

He's a sharp-tongued, articulate lawyer who excels at arguing cases.

有一只松鼠还双手扶在我的手掌上，扶稳了才用嘴去叼走一颗蓝莓。

yǒu yī zhī sōng shǔ hái shuāng shǒu fú zài wǒ de shǒu zhǎng shàng , fú wěn le cái yòng zuǐ qù diāo zǒu yī kē lán 莓 .

One squirrel even rested its paws on my hands; only after balancing itself did it use its mouth to snatch a blueberry.

母鸟叼来虫子喂幼鸟。

Mǔ niǎo diāo lái chóngzi wèi yòu niǎo.

The mother bird brought worms for her young ones.

爷爷叼着烟管跟我说话。

Yéye diāo zhe yān guǎn gēn wǒ shuōhuà.

Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth.

我看到了一条狗。狗嘴里叼着一块肉。

Wǒ kàn dào le yī tiáo gǒu. gǒu zuǐlǐ diāo zhe yīkuài ròu.

I saw a dog. The dog held a piece of meat in its mouth.

汤姆在嘴里叼了根儿烟。

Tāngmǔ zài zuǐlǐ diāo le gēn r yān.

Tom had a cigar in his mouth.