客里空

Chinese

FWOTD – 3 May 2019

		phonetic
trad. (客里空)		客	里	空
simp. ^#(客里空)		客	里	空

Etymology

From the Russian surname Крику́н (Krikún), a protagonist, a reporter in the Soviet 1942 play «Фронт» («Front», “The Front”) by the Soviet writer Aleksandr Korneychuk / Oleksandr Korniychuk, Russian: Алекса́ндр Корнейчу́к (Aleksándr Kornejčúk), Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Корнійчу́к (Oleksándr Kornijčúk), which is from the word Russian крику́н (krikún, “screamer, crier, loudmouth, sensation-maker”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kèlǐkōng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kèlǐkōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kèlǐkong
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴-li³-kʻung¹
  - Yale: kè-lǐ-kūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehliikong
  - Palladius: кэликун (kɛlikun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

客里空

(Mainland China, figurative) boastful fabrication and exaggeration in news reports
- 你們不能采取輕率的、嘩眾取寵的、“客里空”式的態度，而應當采取負責的、謹慎的、嚴肅的態度去做工作。 [MSC, trad.]
  你们不能采取轻率的、哗众取宠的、“客里空”式的态度，而应当采取负责的、谨慎的、严肃的态度去做工作。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1948, 刘少奇, 对华北记者团的谈话
  Nǐmen bùnéng cǎiqǔ qīngshuài de, huázhòngqǔchǒng de, “kèlǐkōng” shì de tàidù, ér yīngdāng cǎiqǔ fùzé de, jǐnshèn de, yánsù de tàidù qù zuò gōngzuò. [Pinyin]
  You must not have a hasty, crowd-pleasing, "Krikun"-style attitude, but you ought to do your work with a responsible, prudent and solemn attitude.
- “客里空”歷來是新聞報道的大忌，不管是新聞單位、報道中的當事人還是受眾都對虛假報道深惡痛絕。 [MSC, trad.]
  “客里空”历来是新闻报道的大忌，不管是新闻单位、报道中的当事人还是受众都对虚假报道深恶痛绝。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2001, 刘影, 虚假报道与读者权益——由《知音》案引发的思考, in 《新闻知识》
  “Kèlǐkōng” lìlái shì xīnwén bàodào de dàjì, bùguǎn shì xīnwén dānwèi, bàodào zhōng de dāngshìrén háishì shòuzhòng dōu duì xūjiǎ bàodào shēn'ètòngjué. [Pinyin]
  "Krikun" has been an absolute taboo in news reporting; the news agencies, the persons involved in the story and the audience all abhor fake news reports.
(Mainland China, figurative) boaster; loudmouth; someone who makes up facts; people who are flashy but have no substance