徒託空言
tú​tuō​kōng​yán

empty talk

  • created reference approved 徒托空言 → 徒托空言/徒託空言 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    徒托空言 tú​tuō​kōng​yán

    徒托空言 / 徒託空言 tú​tuō​kōng​yán

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 徒托空言/徒託空言 → 徒陈空文/徒陳空文 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    徒托空言 / 徒託空言 tú​tuō​kōng​yán

    徒陈空文 / 徒陳空文 tú​chén​kōng​wén

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 徒托空言/徒託空言 · tú​tuō​kōng​yán · empty talk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    徒托空言 / 徒託空言

    tú​tuō​kōng​yán

    empty talk

    to offer nothing but empty words or excuses without any intention of taking action; to make idle promises

    徒托空言

    徒 (literal) → 徒 · tú · merely 托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to make an excuse 空言 (literal) → 空言 · kōng​yán · empty words

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

    created sense