粵

講gong2口hau2齒ci2

simp讲口齿
gong2 hau2 ci2jiǎng kǒu chǐ

English

  1. to keep to one's words
  2. A man of his word/A woman of her word (Idiom); to keep a promise; to hold one's end of the bargain; to be trustworthy; to have a tendency to keep promises

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 守信;遵守承諾

Examples

  • 做得呢行,就要講口齒。

    To work in this business, you have to keep your promises.

  • 佢好講口齒㗎,信佢啦,唔使咁驚喎。

    [ChatGPT]He speaks very clearly, believe him, no need to be so scared.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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