放空炮 — “To make empty promises or talk big without practical results”
放空炮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make empty promises or talk big without practical results”. To bluff. Literally, “fire blank shots”.
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放空炮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
放空炮 Character Breakdown
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他每次开会都说要改善工作流程，结果却总是放空炮，一点实际行动都没有。
Every time he attends a meeting, he talks about improving work processes, but he always makes empty promises and takes no practical action.
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Antonyms of 放空炮
More idioms starting with 放
- fàng放xia下bāo包fu袱Let go of a mental burden
- fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀repent and mend one's ways
- fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀，，lì立biàn便chéng成fó佛Repent and reform to achieve redemption
- fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀，，lì立dì地chéng成fó佛Repent and achieve instant redemption
- fàng放zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable
- fàng放rèn任zì自liú流let things drift without interference
- fàng放pì僻yín淫yì佚indulge in depravity and debauchery
- fàng放pì僻xié邪chǐ侈indulge in perverse, evil, and extravagant acts
- fàng放lěng冷jiàn箭stab someone in the back
- fàng放diāo刁bǎ把làn滥act unscrupulously and extort
- fàng放diāo刁sā撒pō泼act like a rogue or shrew
- fàng放pì屁tiān添fēng风egg on, make a situation worse
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What does 放空炮 mean?
放空炮 (fàng kōng pào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make empty promises or talk big without practical results”.
How do you pronounce 放空炮?
放空炮 is pronounced fàng kōng pào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 放空炮 literally mean?
Literally, 放空炮 means “fire blank shots”. It is used to mean “to make empty promises or talk big without practical results”.
What is the Chinese definition of 放空炮?
发射出去的炮弹未击中目标。比喻说话未达到目标