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掛在嘴上

简 挂在嘴上 · 繁 掛在嘴上
Mandarin · pinyin guà zai zuǐ shang

Meanings

  1. to pay lip service to
  2. to keep mentioning (without doing anything)
  3. to blather on about sth
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掛
guà · hang, suspend; suspense
在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
嘴
zuǐ · mouth, lips
上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
挂
guà · hang, suspend; suspense
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4–5–3–5 · gua4 zai5 zui3 shang5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwaa3 zoi6 zeoi2 soeng6

Cantonese word readings for 掛在嘴上. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gwaa3 zoi6 zeoi2 soeng6

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掛在嘴上 · gua4 zai5 zui3 shang5
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 47,718
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Exact source record掛在嘴上 挂在嘴上 [gua4 zai5 zui3 shang5] /to pay lip service to/to keep mentioning (without doing anything)/to blather on about sth/