kōng​yán

empty words

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

    空言 kōng​yán

    徒托空言 / 徒託空言 tú​tuō​kōng​yán

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 空言 · kōng​yán · empty words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空言

    kōng​yán

    empty words

    empty verbiage; talk that is unrealistic or lacks substance

    空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · impractical 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 空言 · kōng​yán · to talk big — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空言

    kōng​yán

    to talk big

    to talk idly without taking any practical action; to engage in empty talk

    空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · in vain 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say

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

    created sense