mài
zuǐ

informal
verb

Meaning of 卖嘴

卖嘴 means to brag with one's mouth; to show off by talking; all talk and no action. Pronounced mài zuǐ.

  • to brag with one's mouth; to show off by talking; all talk and no action

Definitions & Examples

zhǐ
huì
mài
zuǐ
 
dòng
zhēn
de
jiù
xíng
le
 

He's all talk and no action; as soon as it comes to doing anything real, he's useless.

Bié
tīng
mài
zuǐ
 
yīng
de
shì
cóng
lái
méi
bàn
chéng
guò
 

Don't listen to his empty talk; he's never actually accomplished anything he promised.

Yǒu
xiē
rén
jiù
huān
zài
lǐng
dǎo
miàn
qián
mài
zuǐ
 
shí
méi
shén
me
zhēn
běn
shi
 

Some people just like to show off by talking in front of the boss, but in reality, they have no real skills.

Guāng
mài
zuǐ
méi
yòng
 
men
yào
kàn
dào
shí
xíng
dòng
 

Just bragging is useless; we need to see real action.