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炭篓子
tàn​lǒu​zi

empty flattery

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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

Cross-References

Classifier

  • 只 zhī

Synonym

  • 高帽子 gāo​mào​zi
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