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Open the tool →托于空言 (tuō yú kōng yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express one's thoughts or sentiments through words or theories”.
托于空言 is pronounced tuō yú kōng yán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 托于空言 means “Entrust to theoretical discourse”. It is used to mean “to express one's thoughts or sentiments through words or theories”.
指寄托所怀于文词议论。同“托之空言”。