| 手八丁 | [てはっちょう, tehacchou] (n, adj-na) eloquence; cleverness in speaking [Add to Longdo] |
| 手八丁口八丁 | [てはっちょうくちはっちょう, tehacchoukuchihacchou] (n) (See 口八丁, 手八丁) eloquent and skilled (worker) [Add to Longdo] |
| He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect. | 手八丁口八丁の彼だけど、誠がないのが玉に疵だね。 |
| He is as ready to talk as to work. | 彼は手八丁口八丁だ。 |