空言 kōngyán empty words Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 徒托空言 tútuōkōngyán empty talk to offer nothing but empty words or excuses without any intention of taking action; to make idle promises空言无补 kōngyánwúbǔ empty talk helps nothing Empty talk is of no avail; impractical words do not help with the actual situation.