炭篓子 tànlǒuzi empty flattery Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 炭篓子 炭簍子 tànlǒuzi empty flattery (colloquial) empty title or praise used to flatter someone; often used in the phrase to "put an empty basket on someone's head" to describe over-praising them Cross-References Classifier 只 zhīSynonym 高帽子 gāomàozi
炭篓子 炭簍子 tànlǒuzi empty flattery (colloquial) empty title or praise used to flatter someone; often used in the phrase to "put an empty basket on someone's head" to describe over-praising them Cross-References Classifier 只 zhīSynonym 高帽子 gāomàozi