口說無憑

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	not have	lean against; proof; to rely on lean against; proof; to rely on; to depend on; to be based on
trad. (口說無憑)		口	說	無	憑
simp. (口说无凭)		口	说	无	凭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒushuōwúpíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² syut³ mou⁴ pang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒushuōwúpíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒushuowúpíng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-shuo¹-wu²-pʻing²
    • Yale: kǒu-shwō-wú-píng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooushuowupyng
    • Palladius: коушо’упин (koušo’upin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ u³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² syut³ mou⁴ pang⁴
    • Yale: háu syut mòuh pàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² syt⁸ mou⁴ pang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² xud³ mou⁴ peng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ syːt̚³ mou̯²¹ pʰɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

口說無憑

1. verbal statements are no guarantee

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 口講無憑／口讲无凭