放空炮 fàng kōng pào

(fig.) to be all talk and no action; to make empty promises

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 62956th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) to be all talk and no action
  2. 2. to make empty promises
  3. 3. to shoot one's mouth off
  4. 4. (lit.) to fire blank shots

Characters

Character Meaning
放 fàng HSK 3
to put; to place; to release
空 kōng HSK 3
empty; sky; air
炮 pào HSK 5
cannon; firecracker; variant of 炮pào