嘴上無毛，辦事不牢 zuǐ shàng wú máo ， bàn shì bù láo

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2]

CHARACTERS

嘴 zuǐ
HSK 3
mouth, lips
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
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