嘴上没毛，办事不牢 in English zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2 Meaning

Meanings

  • a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)

Simplified Characters

嘴 上 没 毛 ， 办 事 不 牢

Traditional Characters

嘴 上 沒 毛 ， 辦 事 不 牢

Pinyin

zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

嘴zui3mouth 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 没mei2(negative prefix for verbs) 毛mao2surname Mao ， 办ban4to do 事shi4matter 不bu4(negative prefix) 牢lao2firm