口口声声

口口聲聲
kǒukǒushēngshēng
idiom #21,677

Meanings

  1. 1 to keep saying
  2. 2 to claim over and over
  3. 3 to pay lip service to

Examples

Tā kǒukǒushēngshēng shuō yào bāngmáng, què yīzhí méiyǒu xíngdòng.
He keeps saying he'll help, but has never taken any action.
Tā kǒukǒushēngshēng ài háizi, què hěn shǎo péibàn tāmen.
She claims over and over to love her children, yet rarely spends time with them.

Tips

usage
口口声声 always implies a gap between words and actions — it describes someone who repeatedly says something without following through. It often carries a critical or skeptical tone.
memory
characters, all about (mouth) and (voice/sound) — literally 'mouth mouth, voice voice.' All talk, no action.

Stroke Order

kǒu
shēng