高谈虚论 gāotánxūlùn to engage in empty talk Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 高谈 高談 gāotán to talk animatedly to talk loudly and freely; to speak grandly and without restraint (often used in the idiom 高谈阔论 gāotánkuòlùn)虚 虛 xū adjectivenoun false (bound form) false; fake; sham; artificial; imaginary论 論 lùn noun theory theory; doctrine; view; opinion