空口無憑

Chinese

		empty talk; lip service; mere verbal statement
trad. (空口無憑)		空口	無憑
simp. (空口无凭)		空口	无凭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kōngkǒuwúpíng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ hau² mou⁴ pang⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kōngkǒuwúpíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongkoouwupyng
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung¹ hau² mou⁴ pang⁴
  - Yale: hūng háu mòuh pàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ hau² mou⁴ pang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ heo² mou⁴ peng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ pʰɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

空口無憑

a mere verbal statement is no guarantee
空口無憑，立字為證。 [MSC, trad.]
空口无凭，立字为证。 [MSC, simp.]
Kōngkǒu wú píng, lìzì wéi zhèng. [Pinyin]
Words of mouth being no guarantee, a written statement is hereby given.

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 空喙哺舌
(Hakka) 無根無據／无根无据

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