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(くち)も八(はっ)丁手(ちょうて)も八(はっ)丁(ちょう) (kuchi mo hatchō te mo hatchō)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕiha̠t̚t͡ɕo̞ːte̞ha̠t̚t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

口(くち)八(はっ)丁(ちょう)手(て)八(はっ)丁(ちょう) • (kuchi hatchō te hatchō)

able to both talk and do; an eloquent speaker and a skilled worker; one who works as well as talks

See also

八(はっ)丁(ちょう) (hatchō, “skill; skillfulness”)

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