开弓不放箭

kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn

Definitionen

1. lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
2. fig. to bluff
3. to be all talk and no action
4. false bravado

Bestandteilwörter von 开弓不放箭

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 弓 弓 gōng: a bow (weapon)
• 放 放 fàng: to put
• 箭 箭 jiàn: arrow
• 开 开 kāi: to open