- (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
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- 你不能仅仅依靠口头协议
This idiom is used to express skepticism towards verbal agreements, emphasizing that spoken words are not sufficient proof or guarantee of truth. It suggests the importance of having written contracts or tangible evidence.
Their promise is just talk; we need a written contract.
Without evidence, anyone can make claims that cannot be trusted.
Generated collocations (experimental)
kǒu shuō wú píng口说无凭you can't rely on a verbal agreementzhè这gōu句huà话kǒu口shuì说wú无píng凭this statement cannot be trusted merely on verbal groundskǒu shuō wú píng口说无凭de的chéng nuò承诺a commitment that cannot be trusted without evidencezài在kǒu shuō wú píng口说无凭de的qíng kuàng情况xià下in a situation where verbal claims cannot be trustedkǒu shuō wú píng口说无凭de的jiāo yì交易a transaction based solely on verbal promiseskǒu shuō wú píng口说无凭de的zhèng jù证据evidence that relies solely on wordsjí shǐ即使kǒu shuō wú píng口说无凭even if it's just words without proof