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满纸空言 — “A page full of empty words”

满纸空言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a page full of empty words”. Verbose but lacking substance or meaning; mere rhetoric. Literally, “full paper empty words”.

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满纸空言 Pronunciation and Pinyin

满纸空言 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
满
mǎn14full, complete, satisfied
纸
zhǐ7Paper, sheet, document
空
kōng8empty, void, or sky
言
yán7speak, say, words

Example Sentence with 满纸空言

这份报告满纸空言,根本没有提出任何实质性的建议,让人觉得非常失望。
This report is full of empty words, offering no substantive suggestions, which is quite disappointing.

Idioms Related to 满纸空言

Synonyms of 满纸空言

  • kōng空huà话lián连piān篇full of empty talk

More idioms starting with 满

  • mǎn满bù不zài在hu乎completely unconcerned
  • mǎn满bù不zài在yì意completely disregard; not care at all
  • mǎn满kǒu口zhī之hū乎zhě者yě也speaking pedantically with archaic phrases
  • mǎn满yuán园chūn春sè色garden full of spring
  • mǎn满zuò坐jì寂rán然the entire audience is silent
  • mǎn满zuò坐fēng风shēng生captivating presence and radiant charm
  • mǎn满kēng坑mǎn满gǔ谷numerous and widespread
  • mǎn满chéng城táo桃lǐ李students everywhere
  • mǎn满chéng城fēng风yǔ雨widespread discussion and gossip
  • mǎn满táng堂guàn灌didactic cramming teaching method
  • mǎn满táng堂hóng红all-round resounding success
  • mǎn满tiān天xīng星dǒu斗a sky full of stars

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Questions about 满纸空言

What does 满纸空言 mean?

满纸空言 (mǎn zhǐ kōng yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a page full of empty words”.

How do you pronounce 满纸空言?

满纸空言 is pronounced mǎn zhǐ kōng yán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 满纸空言 literally mean?

Literally, 满纸空言 means “full paper empty words”. It is used to mean “a page full of empty words”.

What is the Chinese definition of 满纸空言?

满纸都是废话。形容文章空洞,毫无内容。

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