言之无物

yán zhī wú wù

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Definitions

1. (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)
2. to carry no weight

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Child Words of 言之无物

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 无物 无物 wú wù: nothing
• 物 物 wù: thing
• 言 言 yán: words