嘴 上 无 毛，办 事 不 牢

zuǐshàngwúmáo,bànshìbùláo

see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢 (zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo)

Traditional 嘴上無毛，辦事不牢

Meaning

zuǐshàngwúmáo,bànshìbùláozui3 shang4 wu2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2

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zuǐ · mouth, lips

Radical 口 · 16 strokes · Parts 口觜

Pictophonetic: mouth

shàng · above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

Radical 一 · 3 strokes · Parts ⺊一

Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)

wú · no, not; lacking, -less

Radical 无 · 4 strokes · Parts 一尢

máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse

Radical 毛 · 4 strokes · Parts 乇一

bàn · to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle

Radical 力 · 4 strokes · Parts 力八

Pictophonetic: strength

shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

Radical 亅 · 8 strokes · Parts 一口彐亅

bù · no, not, un-; negative prefix

Radical 一 · 4 strokes

Ideographic: A bird flying toward the sky 一

láo · pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure

Radical 牛 · 7 strokes · Parts 宀牛

Ideographic: A stable 宀 where cattle are kept 牛