粵

口hau2水seoi2多do1過gwo3嗲de1

hau2 seoi2 do1 gwo3 de1kǒu shuǐ duō guò diǎinferred

English

  1. literally 'more saliva than tea'; to be garrulous; talking too much or excessively
  2. to be all talk and no action; used to describe people who talk a lot but never take actions

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人好多嘢講;長氣
  2. 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

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