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唱高调儿
chàng​gāo​diào​r

to mouth platitudes; to talk big

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
唱高调儿 唱高調兒 chàng//gāo​diào​r
to mouth platitudes; to talk big
To speak fine-sounding but empty words; to affect a high moral tone or use bombastic language
to sing the high part
To sing the high-pitched part or upper register of a melody.

Cross-References

Erhua variant of

  • 唱高调 chàng​gāo​diào