空口說白話 kōng kǒu shuō bái huà

DEFINITIONS

  1. to make empty promises

CHARACTERS

空 kōng empty, hollow, bare, deserted
口 kǒu mouth; open end; entrance, gate
說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
白 bái white; pure, unblemished; bright
話 huà speech, talk, language; dialect