mài​zuǐ

to talk big

  • created reference approved 卖嘴/賣嘴 → 耍嘴皮子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖嘴 / 賣嘴 mài​zuǐ

    耍嘴皮子 shuǎ​zuǐ​pí​zi

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 卖嘴/賣嘴 · mài​zuǐ · to talk big — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖嘴 / 賣嘴

    mài​zuǐ

    to talk big

    To show off with clever talk, brag, or boast; to talk big or use slick words without taking action

    卖, 嘴

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to show off 嘴 (literal) → 嘴 · zuǐ · speech

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 卖嘴/賣嘴 · mài​zuǐ · to talk for a living — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖嘴 / 賣嘴

    mài​zuǐ

    to talk for a living

    To make a living by talking, such as by fortune-telling, being a matchmaker, or street hawking.

    卖, 嘴

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to make a living by 嘴 (literal) → 嘴 · zuǐ · speech

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

    created sense