空口說空話

Chinese

		empty talk; lip service; mere verbal statement empty talk; lip service; mere verbal statement; air interface	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	words said in vain; empty words; idle talk
trad. (空口說空話)		空口	說	空話
simp. (空口说空话)		空口	说	空话

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kōngkǒu shuō kōnghuà

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛㄎㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kōngkǒu shuō kōnghuà
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛㄎㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kongkǒu shuo konghuà
  - Wade–Giles: kʻung¹-kʻou³ shuo¹ kʻung¹-hua⁴
  - Yale: kūng-kǒu shwō kūng-hwà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongkoou shuo konghuah
  - Palladius: кункоу шо кунхуа (kunkou šo kunxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

Idiom

空口說空話

Synonym of 空口說白話／空口说白话 (kōngkǒu shuō báihuà, “to make empty promises”)

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