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空口说白话

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kōng kǒu shuō bái huà

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  1. 1. to make empty promises

Child Words of 空口说白话

口
kǒu

mouth

白
bái

white

空
kōng

empty

空
kòng

to empty

话
huà

dialect

说
shuì

to persuade

说
shuō

to speak; to talk; to say

白话
bái huà

spoken language

空口
kōng kǒu

incomplete meal of a single dish

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