耍嘴皮

Chinese

		play with; to juggle	lip; glib talk
simp. and trad. (耍嘴皮)		耍	嘴皮

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǎ zuǐpí

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa² zeoi² pei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuǎ zuǐpí [Phonetic: shuázuǐpí]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoa tzoeipyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa² zeoi² pei⁴
  - Yale: sá jéui pèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa² dzoey² pei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sa² zêu² péi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /säː³⁵ t͡ʃɵy̯³⁵ pʰei̯²¹/

Verb

耍嘴皮

(derogatory) to be a smooth talker; to be a slick talker
to be all talk and no action

Synonyms

耍嘴皮子 (shuǎ zuǐpízi)
(Min Nan) 賣喙脣皮／卖喙唇皮, 賣喙水／卖喙水, 鬼水

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