空話

See also: 空话

Chinese

		emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain	spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (空話)		空	話
simp. (空话)		空	话

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): kōnghuà

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kong¹ hua⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ waa⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khûng-fa
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khang-ōe / khang-ōa
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹khon-gho
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): kong¹ fa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kōnghuà
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: konghuà
  - Wade–Giles: kʻung¹-hua⁴
  - Yale: kūng-hwà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: konghuah
  - Palladius: кунхуа (kunxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: kong¹ hua⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kungxua
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoŋ⁵⁵ xua²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung¹ waa⁶
  - Yale: hūng wah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ waa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ wa⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khûng-fa
  - Hakka Romanization System: kung^ˊ fa
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kung¹ fa⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ fa⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khang-ōe
  - Tâi-lô: khang-uē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qang'oe
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ue³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaŋ³³ ue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khang-ōa
  - Tâi-lô: khang-uā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qang'oa
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ua²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹khon-gho
  - MiniDict: khon^平 gho
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹khon-hho
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰoŋ⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: kong¹ fa⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /kʰʊŋ³³ ɸa̠²¹⁻¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /kʰən³³ ɸa̠²¹⁻¹¹/

Noun

空話

words said in vain; empty words; idle talk (Classifier: 句 m)
我們所說的不論是什麼人不論其職位有多高，只要是觸犯了黨紀國法，都要受到嚴肅的追查和嚴厲的懲處，絕不是一句空話。 [MSC, trad.]
我们所说的不论是什么人不论其职位有多高，只要是触犯了党纪国法，都要受到严肃的追查和严厉的惩处，绝不是一句空话。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒmen suǒ shuō de bùlùn shì shénme rén bùlùn qí zhíwèi yǒu duō gāo, zhǐyào shì chùfàn le dǎngjì guófǎ, dōu yào shòudào yánsù de zhuīchá hé yánlì de chéngchǔ, jué bùshì yī jù kōnghuà. [Pinyin]
As we said, anyone who violates the party's discipline and the state law will be seriously investigated and punished, no matter who he is or how high ranking he is. This is definitely not an empty statement.

Synonyms

空談／空谈 (kōngtán)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kong⁴ hua⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kon-gho

Mandarin
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: kong⁴ hua⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kungxua
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoŋ²¹³ xua²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kon-gho
  - MiniDict: kon^去 gho
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kon-hho
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koŋ³³ ɦo⁴⁴/

Noun

空話

(Sichuanese) gossip; rumour; word on the street
(Northern Wu) chat, casual talk
人家夜自修做作業，儂夜自修講空話。 [Northern Wu, trad.]
人家夜自修做作业，侬夜自修讲空话。 [Northern Wu, simp.]
Others do their homework during evening studies, yet you choose chatting instead.

Synonyms

閒話／闲话 (xiánhuà)
八卦 (bāguà)