tàn​lǒu​zi

empty flattery

Senses

炭篓子/ 炭簍子 tàn​lǒu​zi 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

References

classifier 炭篓子/炭簍子 只/隻
synonym 炭篓子/炭簍子 高帽子/高帽子