口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
spoken words are no guarantee
Character by character
口kǒu
mouth
mouth
说shuō
says
says
无wú
no
no
凭píng
proof
proof
Example
口说无凭，我们还是签一份合同吧。
Words are no guarantee. Let us sign a contract.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Usually followed by 立字为据.
Learn this in Lesson 104 · HSK 7–9: 法律与合同 (Law and contracts)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.
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