口出狂言

kǒuchūkuángyán

idiom #52,255

Meanings

Tā hēzuì hòu kǒuchūkuángyán, dézuì le bù shǎo rén.

After getting drunk he spouted wild talk and offended a lot of people.

Bié kǒuchūkuángyán, miǎndé zì zhǎo máfan.

Don't run your mouth or you'll bring trouble on yourself.

history

From 《水浒传》 chapter 72: a drunken Shi Jin and Mu Hong are described as 口出狂言 while drinking in a private room.

Negative connotation. Describes arrogant or reckless speech, often drunk or angry — not confident speech.

口 kǒu

出 chū

狂 kuáng

言 yán