嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢 zuǐ shàng méi máo ， bàn shì bù láo

DEFINITIONS

  1. a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)

CHARACTERS

嘴 zuǐ
HSK 3
mouth, lips
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
沒 méi not, have not, none; to drown, sink
毛 máo
HSK 4
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
辦 bàn manage, do, handle; deal with
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
牢 láo
HSK 6
prison; stable, pen; secure