Read Edit View history Discussion 炭簍子 tànlǒuzi empty flattery Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 炭篓子 炭簍子 tànlǒuzi 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 zhīSynonym 高帽子 gāomàozi
炭篓子 炭簍子 tànlǒuzi 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 zhīSynonym 高帽子 gāomàozi