彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。

彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。

His bark is worse than his bite.

彼(かれ)は口(くち)やかましいが本心(ほんしん)は悪(わる)くない。

Kare wa kuchiyakamashii ga honshin wa warukunai.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

口喧しい (くちやかましい)

nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

本心 (ほんしん)

true feelings

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

Readings: コウ、ク、くち

Meaning: mouth

Readings: ホン、もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Readings: シン、こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Readings: アク、オ、わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い、 -にく.い、ああ、いずくに、いずくんぞ、にく.む

Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong