空喙哺舌

空喙哺舌

Chinese

		emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain	mouth	chew	tongue
trad. (空喙哺舌)		空	喙	哺	舌
simp. #(空喙哺舌)		空	喙	哺	舌

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): khang-chhùi-pō͘-chi̍h

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khang-chhùi-pō͘-chi̍h
    • Tâi-lô: khang-tshuì-pōo-tsi̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qangzhuie'poxcih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕiʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaŋ³³ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡ɕiʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕiʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕiʔ⁴/

Idiom

空喙哺舌

1. (Min Nan) to give empty talk; to make mere verbal statements
2. (Min Nan) mere verbal statement is no guarantee

Synonyms

• (to give empty talk): 信口開河／信口开河 (xìnkǒukāihé)
• (mere verbal statement is no guarantee): 空口無憑／空口无凭 (kōngkǒuwúpíng), 口說無憑／口说无凭 (kǒushuōwúpíng); (Hakka) 無根無據／无根无据