放空炮 in English fang4 kong1 pao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • (literally (word for word)) to fire blank shots
  • (metaphorically) to be all talk and no action
  • to shoot one's mouth off
  • to make empty promises

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Pinyin

fang4 kong1 pao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

fang4to put kong1empty pao4to sauté