开弓不放箭
kāi​gōng​bù​fàng​jiàn

all talk and no action

  • created sense approved 开弓不放箭/開弓不放箭 · kāi​gōng​bù​fàng​jiàn · all talk and no action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开弓不放箭 / 開弓不放箭

    kāi​gōng​bù​fàng​jiàn

    all talk and no action

    literally to draw the bow without shooting the arrow; means to bluff or make an empty show of strength

    kāi​gōng​bú​fàng​jiàn

    开弓 (literal) → 开弓/開弓 · kāi​gōng · to draw a bow 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to set off 箭 (literal) → 箭 · jiàn · arrow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense