賣喙水
Chinese edit
| sell | eloquence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (賣喙水) | 賣 | 喙水 | |
| simp. (卖喙水) | 卖 | 喙水 | |
| alternative forms | 賣嘴水／卖嘴水 | ||
Pronunciation edit
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōe-chhùi-chúi
- Tâi-lô: buē-tshuì-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: boexzhuiezuie
- IPA (Xiamen): /bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /bue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bē-chhùi-chúi
- Tâi-lô: bē-tshuì-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: bexzhuiezuie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /be³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
Verb edit
賣喙水
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be a smooth talker; to be a slick talker
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be all talk and no action