空口白话
kōng​kǒu​bái​huà

to pay lip service

  • created sense approved 空口白话/空口白話 · kōng​kǒu​bái​huà · to pay lip service — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空口白话 / 空口白話

    kōng​kǒu​bái​huà

    to pay lip service

    To make empty promises or engage in talk without substance; to speak without taking action

    空口 (literal) → 空口 · kōng​kǒu · empty talk 白话 (literal) → 白话/白話 · bái​huà · empty talk

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 空口白话/空口白話 · kōng​kǒu​bái​huà · empty promises — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空口白话 / 空口白話

    kōng​kǒu​bái​huà

    empty promises

    Words or talk with no substance behind them; empty talk

    空口 (literal) → 空口 · kōng​kǒu · empty talk 白话 (literal) → 白话/白話 · bái​huà · empty talk

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

    created sense