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空口白話 (hung1 hau2 baak6 waa2) — empty promises in Cantonese

hungˉ¹空hauˊ²口baakˍ₆白waaˊ²話
简 空口白话
Mandarin Pinyin: kong1 kou3 bai2 hua4

Meaning of 空口白話

nounempty promises

Characters in 空口白話

空hung1
sky; space; air
口hau2
edge or blade of a knife
白baak6
the spoken part in an opera, etc.
話waa6
talk; speak; tell

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