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开弓不放箭

kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 开弓不放箭

不
bù

no; not so

弓
gōng

a bow (weapon)

放
fàng

to put

箭
jiàn

arrow

开
kāi

to open