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有口無心

简有口无心 · 繁有口無心

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu kǒu wú xīn

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
無: Look up this written character
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–3–2–1 · you3 kou3 wu2 xin1

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jau5 hau2 mou4 sam1

Cantonese word readings for 有口無心. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jau5 hau2 mou4 sam1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to be sharp tongued but not malicious; to be highly critical but not really mean it