俭腹高谈 — “Empty belly, high talk”
俭腹高谈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk grandly or boastfully despite having little knowledge or substance; to engage in empty rhetoric”. Literally, “empty belly, high talk”.
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What does 俭腹高谈 mean?
俭腹高谈 (jiǎn fù gāo tán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk grandly or boastfully despite having little knowledge or substance; to engage in empty rhetoric”.
How do you pronounce 俭腹高谈?
俭腹高谈 is pronounced jiǎn fù gāo tán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 俭腹高谈 literally mean?
Literally, 俭腹高谈 means “empty belly, high talk”. It is used to mean “to talk grandly or boastfully despite having little knowledge or substance; to engage in empty rhetoric”.
What is the Chinese definition of 俭腹高谈?
俭腹：腹中空空，比喻知识匮乏。腹中知识匮乏，却喜欢高谈阔论。