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嘴上没毛，办事不牢

zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo

9-character word Traditional 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢

What 嘴上没毛，办事不牢 means

1. a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)

The characters in 嘴上没毛，办事不牢

• 嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 毛máohair; feather; down
• 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)…
• 事shìmatter; thing; item
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast