(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
trad. 口說無憑
Also written 口說無憑【kǒu shuō wú píng】
Characters in this word
4口
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mouth, classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc), classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- Pinyin
- kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 4127 of 2500
说
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to persuade
- Pinyin
- shuì
- Traditional
- 說
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 19 of 2500
无
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used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- Pinyin
- mó
- Traditional
- 無
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1404 of 2500
凭
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variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
- Pinyin
- píng
- Traditional
- 凴
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 2503 of 2500