耍嘴皮子 (shuǎ zuǐ pí zi) — to talk glibly; to brag; to pay lip service (without action)
Definition
A colloquial, mildly disparaging phrase meaning to talk smoothly or brag without doing anything — empty words with no real action behind them.
verb
to talk gliblyto bragto pay lip service (without action)
Examples
- 耍嘴皮子，。Tā zuì ài shuǎ zuǐ pí zi, dàn cóng lái bú zuò shí shì.He loves to talk glibly but never does anything real.
- ？。Nǐ shuǎ shén me zuǐ pí zi? yǒu běn shì jiù zuò chū lái kàn kàn.What are you blabbing about? If you've got the skill, show us what you can do.
- ，。Tā shuǎ le yì tōng zuǐ pí zi, jié guǒ shén me yě méi zuò chéng.He did a lot of glib talking, but in the end he didn't accomplish anything.
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