賣喙水

Chinese

		sell	eloquence
trad. (賣喙水)		賣	喙水
simp. (卖喙水)		卖	喙水
alternative forms		賣嘴水／卖嘴水

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bōe-chhùi-chúi / bē-chhùi-chúi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōe-chhùi-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: buē-tshuì-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boexzhuiezuie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bē-chhùi-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: bē-tshuì-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bexzhuiezuie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /be³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

Verb

賣喙水

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be a smooth talker; to be a slick talker
2. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be all talk and no action

Synonyms

• 耍嘴皮子 (shuǎ zuǐpízi)
• 耍嘴皮 (shuǎ zuǐpí)
• (Hokkien) 賣喙脣皮／卖喙唇皮, 鬼水