空口說白話

Chinese

		empty talk; lip service; mere verbal statement empty talk; lip service; mere verbal statement; air interface	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	empty words; meaningless talk
trad. (空口說白話)		空口	說	白話
simp. (空口说白话)		空口	说	白话

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kōngkǒu shuō báihuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ hau² syut³ baak⁶ waa⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kōngkǒu shuō báihuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kongkǒu shuo báihuà
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung¹-kʻou³ shuo¹ pai²-hua⁴
    • Yale: kūng-kǒu shwō bái-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongkoou shuo bairhuah
    • Palladius: кункоу шо байхуа (kunkou šo bajxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ hau² syut³ baak⁶ waa⁶
    • Yale: hūng háu syut baahk wah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ hau² syt⁸ baak⁹ waa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ heo² xud³ bag⁶ wa⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ syːt̚³ paːk̚² waː²²/

Idiom

空口說白話

1. to make empty promises

   指望你今天送錢來，原來是空口說白話。 [MSC, trad.]
   指望你今天送钱来，原来是空口说白话。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhǐwàng nǐ jīntiān sòng qián lái, yuánlái shì kōngkǒushuōbáihuà. [Pinyin]

   I expected you to send money today, but it turned out to be empty talk.

Synonyms

• 空口講白話／空口讲白话 (kōngkǒu jiǎng báihuà)
• 空口說空話／空口说空话 (kōngkǒu shuō kōnghuà)