口八丁手八丁
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 口 | 八 | 丁 | 手 | 八 | 丁 |
| くち Grade: 1 |
はつ > はっ Grade: 1 |
ちょう Grade: 3 |
て Grade: 1 |
はつ > はっ Grade: 1 |
ちょう Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | kun'yomi | on'yomi | ||
Alternative forms
- 口も八丁手も八丁 (kuchi mo hatchō te mo hatchō)
Etymology
Literally, “skilled mouth, skilled hands”, from 口 (“mouth”) + 八丁 (“skill”, literally “eight tools”) + 手 (“hand”) + 八丁.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɯ̟t͡ɕiha̠t̚t͡ɕo̞ːte̞ha̠t̚t͡ɕo̞ː]
Noun
口八丁手八丁 • (kuchi hatchō te hatchō)
- one who is able to both talk and do; an eloquent speaker and a skilled worker; one who works as well as talks
- (usually sarcastic) a sweet talker, a smooth talker; one who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk
See also
- 八丁 (hatchō, “skill; skillfulness”)