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空口講白話
  hung1 hau2 gong2 baak6 waa6   jyutping
  kong1 kou3 jiang3 bai2 hua4   pinyin
all talk no action; pay lip service to [syn.][]空口白話


Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
空口講白話 / 空口讲白话

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Characters in this word:

 hung1  -  empty; vacant; free time; sky; fruitless
 hau2  -  mouth
 gong2  -  say; speak
 baak6  -  white; clear; pure
 waa6 waa2  -  word; talk; speak; language
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