嘴上无毛，办事不牢
Traditional: 嘴上無毛，辦事不牢Dictionary entry
see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2]
What does 嘴上无毛，办事不牢 mean?
嘴上无毛，办事不牢 (zuǐ shàng wú máo , bàn shì bù láo) has the following dictionary meaning.
1see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2]
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嘴zuǐmouth · beak上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]毛Máosurname Mao办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) · to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise)事shìmatter · thing不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock) · prison; jail
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嘴上无毛，办事不牢
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