放空炮

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

CEDICT

比喻说话不切实际。

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Entry Composition

1 放空 fàngkōng
  1. to relax completely
  2. to empty one's mind
  3. (finance) to sell short
  4. (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers)
  5. to deadhead
=2 炮 pào
  1. cannon
  2. firecracker

classifier: 座
=2 炮 pào variant of 炮 pào

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