口くち先さき
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Meanings
Noun
1. lip service; mere words; professions
2. lips; mouth; snout; proboscis
Kanji used
Pitch accent
くちさき
Used in vocabulary
口くち先さきだけ
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
Expression
口くち先さき三さん寸ずん
glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
Noun
Examples6
Don't pay lip service to me.
The words are on the tip of my tongue, but I don't quite know how to put what I want to say.
We need less talk and more action.
She was taken in by the salesman's smooth manner of talking.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Is management really going to consider our bonus, or was that just lip service?