空口講白話

Chinese

		empty talk; lip service; mere verbal statement empty talk; lip service; mere verbal statement; air interface	to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	empty words; meaningless talk
trad. (空口講白話)		空口	講	白話
simp. (空口讲白话)		空口	讲	白话

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kōngkǒu jiǎng báihuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ hau² gong² baak⁶ waa⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kōngkǒu jiǎng báihuà [Phonetic: kōngkóujiǎngbáihuà]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kongkǒu jiǎng báihuà
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung¹-kʻou³ chiang³ pai²-hua⁴
    • Yale: kūng-kǒu jyǎng bái-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongkoou jeang bairhuah
    • Palladius: кункоу цзян байхуа (kunkou czjan bajxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ hau² gong² baak⁶ waa⁶
    • Yale: hūng háu góng baahk wah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ hau² gong² baak⁹ waa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ heo² gong² bag⁶ wa⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ paːk̚² waː²²/

Idiom

空口講白話

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