created sense approved 空口说白话/空口說白話 · kōngkǒushuōbáihuà · to pay lip service — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
空口说白话 / 空口說白話
kōngkǒushuōbáihuà
to pay lip service
To make empty promises or claims without taking any real action; to speak without intention of following through.
空口 (literal) → 空口 · kōngkǒu · empty talk 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 白话 (literal) → 白话/白話 · báihuà · empty talk
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created sense approved 空口说白话/空口說白話 · kōngkǒushuōbáihuà · to talk without evidence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
空口说白话 / 空口說白話
kōngkǒushuōbáihuà
to talk without evidence
To make groundless claims or speak without any supporting evidence or basis in fact.
空口 (literal) → 空口 · kōngkǒu · empty talk 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 白话 (literal) → 白话/白話 · báihuà · empty talk
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition