Definition
嘴皮子 literally means 'lips', but in everyday speech it's almost always used figuratively to refer to someone's glibness or ability to talk smoothly — often with a negative slant, implying the person talks a lot but doesn't follow through. You'll hear it in the fixed phrase 耍嘴皮子 ('to talk glibly, to be all talk'). It's a colloquial noun, not a body part term used in medical or formal contexts.
n.
(colloquial) glib talkgift of gab (often implying empty words)(literal) lips
Examples
- ，。Tā jiù huì shuǎ zuǐ pí zi, zhēn běnshì yìdiǎn méiyǒu.He's all talk — no real ability at all.
- 嘴皮子，。Guāng kào zuǐ pí zi kě bùxíng, děi ná chū shíjì xíngdòng lái.You can't just rely on smooth talk — you have to take concrete action.
- ，。Tā yì zhāng zuǐ pí zi néng shuō huì dào, bǎ dàjiā dōu shuōfú le.With his silver tongue, he talked everyone into agreeing.
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