嘴上无毛，办事不牢
zuǐ​shàng​wú​máo​bàn​shì​bù​láo

young and unreliable

  • created sense approved 嘴上无毛，办事不牢/嘴上無毛，辦事不牢 · zuǐ​shàng​wú​máo​bàn​shì​bù​láo · young and unreliable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    嘴上无毛，办事不牢 / 嘴上無毛，辦事不牢

    zuǐ​shàng​wú​máo​bàn​shì​bù​láo

    young and unreliable

    Literally meaning "no hair on the lip, no reliability in work"; a proverb suggesting that a young person lacks the experience to be trusted with important tasks.

    嘴 (literal) → 嘴 · zuǐ · mouth 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 无毛 (literal) → 无毛/無毛 · wú​máo · hairless ， (non_chinese) 办事 (literal) → 办事/辦事 · bàn​shì · to handle affairs 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · dependable

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