空口说空话 — “Empty talk from an empty mouth”
空口说空话 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make empty promises or statements without any intention or action to back them up; to be all talk and no action”. Literally, “Empty talk from an empty mouth”.
空口说空话 Pronunciation and Pinyin
空口说空话 Character Breakdown
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What does 空口说空话 mean?
空口说空话 (kōng kǒu shuō kōng huà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make empty promises or statements without any intention or action to back them up; to be all talk and no action”.
How do you pronounce 空口说空话?
空口说空话 is pronounced kōng kǒu shuō kōng huà in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 空口说空话 literally mean?
Literally, 空口说空话 means “Empty talk from an empty mouth”. It is used to mean “to make empty promises or statements without any intention or action to back them up; to be all talk and no action”.
What is the Chinese definition of 空口说空话?
形容光说不做事，或光说而没有实际行动证明