口水多過嗲
hau2 seoi2 do1 gwo3 de1kǒu shuǐ duō guò diǎinferred
English
- literally 'more saliva than tea'; to be garrulous; talking too much or excessively
- to be all talk and no action; used to describe people who talk a lot but never take actions
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容人好多嘢講;長氣
- 淨係得把口;講多過做
Examples
你咪口水多過茶,識你就做啦!
Don't just talk. If you know how, then do it!
老闆口水多過茶,開會冇三個鐘都完唔到。
My boss talks excessively. Meetings never finish within three hours. ----
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk