Where does “口八丁手八丁” come from?

口八丁手八丁 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.

口八丁手八丁 (Japanese): one who is able to both talk and do; an eloquent speaker and a skilled worker; one who works as well as talks

Definitions

  1. one who is able to both talk and do; an eloquent speaker and a skilled worker; one who works as well as talks

Ancestry of “口八丁手八丁”, step by step

口八丁手八丁 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 口

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese口mouth; opening; the mouth
2Japaneseくちmouth
3Japanese朽ちる—

via Japanese 手

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese手a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg
2Middle Chinese手—
Every word from Japanese 朽ちる →Every word from Japanese くち →Every word from Japanese 口 →