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空口白話

简 空口白话 · 繁 空口白話
Mandarin · pinyin kōng kǒu bái huà

Meanings

  1. empty promises
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Characters in this entry

空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
話
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
话
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
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1–3–2–4 · kong1 kou3 bai2 hua4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hung1 hau2 baak6 waa6

Cantonese word readings for 空口白話. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hung1 hau2 baak6 waa6

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