媒婆口，无梁斗媒婆口，無梁鬥媒婆口，無樑鬥

a matchmaker's mouth is a grain measure with no crossbar

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

May offend: mocks a group of people

Meaning: A matchmaker's talk is loose and unreliable and not to be trusted. It refers to old-style matchmakers and is mocking.

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Simplified: 媒婆口，无梁斗
Traditional (Taiwan): 媒婆口，無梁鬥
Traditional (Hong Kong): 媒婆口，無樑鬥
Pinyin: méipó kǒu, wúliángdǒu
Pinyin (Taiwan): méipó kǒu, wúliángdòu
Bopomofo: ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ，ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄡˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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口(kǒu)mouth

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