口說無憑 kǒu shuō wú píng

just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
  2. 2. (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement

Characters

Character Meaning
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
說 shuō
to say; to speak; to explain
無 wú
not; no; not to have
憑 píng
to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc)