Lingaku- to pay lip service to
- to keep mentioning (without doing anything)
- to blather on about sth
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- to pay lip service to
- to keep mentioning (without doing anything)
- to blather on about sth
This expression is used when someone expresses a commitment or support verbally but does not follow through with actions.
He always pays lip service to our plans in meetings.
She only pays lip service to environmental policies during the election.
This meaning conveys the idea of repeatedly bringing up a topic without taking any real action on it.
tā他zǒng shì总是zài在péng you朋友miàn qián面前guà zai zuǐ shang挂在嘴上tí dào提到yāo要jiǎn féi减肥，dàn但cóng lái méi yǒu从来没有qù去jiàn shēn fáng健身房。
He constantly mentions wanting to lose weight in front of friends but has never gone to the gym.
lǎo shī老师guà zai zuǐ shang挂在嘴上shuì说yāo要tí gāo提高xué sheng学生de的chéng jì成绩，dàn但méi yǒu没有gǎi biàn改变jiāo xué教学fāng fǎ方法。
The teacher keeps mentioning improving students' grades but hasn’t changed the teaching methods.
This refers to someone talking excessively or rambling about a topic, often without much substance.
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guà zai zuǐ shang挂在嘴上to pay lip service tozuǐ嘴shǎng上guà挂zhāo着to keep mentioningguà zài zuǐ biān挂在嘴边to talk about something frequentlykǒu kou shēng shēng口口声声to talk incessantlyguà zai zuǐ shang挂在嘴上yī zhí一直to keep blathering onguà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu挂羊头卖狗肉to say one thing and do anotherzuǐ嘴tóu头shǎng上de的kōng huà空话empty talkCháng常guà zai zuǐ shang挂在嘴上to often mentionshuì说dé得róng yì容易zuò做dé得nán难easier said than donezuǐ嘴shǎng上gōng fu功夫talking skillsguà niàn挂念zài在xīn心to keep something on one's mind (but not taking action)