唱高調 chàng gāo diào

DEFINITIONS

  1. to sing the high part
  2. to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)

CHARACTERS

唱 chàng
HSK 2
sing, chant, call; ditty, song
高 gāo
HSK 1
high, tall; lofty, elevated
調 diào transfer, move, change; tune