空心汤圆 — “An empty promise or a nominal thing lacking substance”
空心汤圆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an empty promise or a nominal thing lacking substance”. Practical benefit, or concrete results. Literally, “hollow glutinous rice ball”.
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空心汤圆 Pronunciation and Pinyin
空心汤圆 Character Breakdown
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他许诺要帮助大家解决困难，结果那些承诺都成了空心汤圆，一点都没兑现。
He promised to help everyone solve their difficulties, but those promises all turned out to be hollow dumplings, none of them were fulfilled.
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Synonyms of 空心汤圆
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What does 空心汤圆 mean?
空心汤圆 (kōng xīn tāng yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an empty promise or a nominal thing lacking substance”.
How do you pronounce 空心汤圆?
空心汤圆 is pronounced kōng xīn tāng yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 空心汤圆 literally mean?
Literally, 空心汤圆 means “hollow glutinous rice ball”. It is used to mean “an empty promise or a nominal thing lacking substance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 空心汤圆?
比喻徒有虚名而无实利或不能落实的诺言。