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): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kōngkǒu shuō kōnghuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • 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

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