yǒu​kǒu​wú​xīn HSK7

sharp-tongued but well-meaning

  • created reference approved 有口无心/有口無心 → 有嘴无心/有嘴無心 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有口无心 / 有口無心 yǒu​kǒu​wú​xīn

    有嘴无心 / 有嘴無心 yǒu​zuǐ​wú​xīn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 有口无心/有口無心 · yǒu​kǒu​wú​xīn · sharp-tongued but well-meaning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有口无心 / 有口無心

    yǒu​kǒu​wú​xīn

    sharp-tongued but well-meaning

    To speak harshly or thoughtlessly without malicious intent; blunt and straightforward

    有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · intention

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 有口无心/有口無心 · yǒu​kǒu​wú​xīn · making empty promises — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有口无心 / 有口無心

    yǒu​kǒu​wú​xīn

    making empty promises

    To speak casually or make promises without a serious intention to fulfill them

    有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · speech 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · intention

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense