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空口講白話 (hung1 hau2 gong2 baak6 waa6) — all talk no action; pay lip service to [syn.][國]空口白話 in Cantonese

hungˉ¹空hauˊ²口gongˊ²講baakˍ₆白waaˍ₆話
简 空口讲白话
Mandarin Pinyin: kong1 kou3 jiang3 bai2 hua4

Meaning of 空口講白話

nounall talk no action; pay lip service to [syn.][國]空口白話
nounmaking empty promises (slang)

Example Sentences with 空口講白話

keoiˏ₅佢hungˉ¹空hauˊ²口gongˊ²講baakˍ₆白waa6.話。
He just talks nonsense.
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Characters in 空口講白話

空hung1
sky; space; air
口hau2
edge or blade of a knife
講gong2
Cantonese dialectical word: say; speak
白baak6
the spoken part in an opera, etc.
話waa6
talk; speak; tell

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