挂在嘴上

掛在嘴上
guàzàizuǐshàng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to keep mentioning (without doing)
  2. 2 to pay lip service to
  3. 3 to harp on about

Examples

HSK 4
Māma zǒng bǎ ' yào hǎohao xuéxí ' guàzàizuǐshàng.
Mom is always going on about 'study hard.'
HSK 5
Tā tiāntiān bǎ gǎigé guàzàizuǐshàng, què cóngbù xíngdòng.
He keeps reform on his lips every day, but never takes action.

Tips

memory
Picture words literally 'hung' on someone's lips - they never leave, but never get acted on. Often slightly critical: real action would mean 落实 (putting into practice).

Stroke Order

guà
zài
zuǐ
shàng