空口說空話

空口说空话
kōngkǒushuōkōnghuà

synonym of 空口說白話 /空口说白话 (kōngkǒu shuō báihuà, “to make empty promises”)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 空口 kōngkǒu
  1. incomplete meal of a single dish
  2. meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine
  3. rice without meat or vegetables
=2 說 shuì to persuade
=2 說 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=2 說 yuè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
  2. alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
=2 說 tuō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
  2. alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
=3 空話 kōnghuà
  1. empty talk
  2. bunk
  3. malicious gossip
=3 空話 kong⁴hua⁴
  1. (Sichuanese) gossip; rumour; word on the street
  2. gossip; rumour; word on the street