口八丁手八丁

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 edit 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) Etymology edit Literally, “skilled mouth, skilled hands”, from 口 (“mouth”) +‎ 八丁 (“skill”, literally “eight tools”) +‎ 手 (“hand”) +‎ 八丁.

Pronunciation edit IPA(key): [kɯ̟t͡ɕiha̠t̚t͡ɕo̞ːte̞ha̠t̚t͡ɕo̞ː] Noun edit 口くち八はっ丁ちょう手て八はっ丁ちょう • (kuchi hatchō te hatchō)

one who is able to both talk and do; an eloquent speaker and a skilled worker; one who works as well as talks (usually sarcastic) a sweet talker, a smooth talker; one who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk See also edit 八はっ丁ちょう (hatchō, “skill; skillfulness”)