嘴上没毛，办事不牢
Traditional: 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢Dictionary entry
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
What does 嘴上没毛，办事不牢 mean?
嘴上没毛，办事不牢 (zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo) has the following dictionary meaning.
1a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
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嘴zuǐmouth · beak上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not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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