空口说白话

Traditional: 空口說白話

kōng kǒu shuō bái huà

Dictionary entry

to make empty promises

What does 空口说白话 mean?

空口说白话 (kōng kǒu shuō bái huà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to make empty promises

Character breakdown

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空kōngempty · air 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)说shuìto persuade 白Báisurname Bai · Bai ethnic group 话huàdialect · language

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空口说白话

kōng kǒu shuō bái huà

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