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 ㄕㄨㄛㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² syut³ mou⁴ pang⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒushuōwúpíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛㄨˊ 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 u³⁵⁻⁵⁵ 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 ʃyːt̚³ mou̯²¹ pʰɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

口說無憑

verbal statements are no guarantee

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 口講無憑／口讲无凭

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