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空口說白話
  hung1 hau2 syut3 baak6 waa6   jyutping
  kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4   pinyin
all talk no action; pay lip service to [syn.][]空口講白話


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
空口說白話 / 空口说白话

This word has been viewed 1591 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 5th Feb 2014 21:26 and last edited on 10th Feb 2020 06:03
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Characters in this word:

 hung1  -  empty; vacant; free time; sky; fruitless
 hau2  -  mouth
 syut3 seoi3 jyut6  -  speak; talk; say; explain; theory
 baak6  -  white; clear; pure
 waa6 waa2  -  word; talk; speak; language
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