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開弓不放箭
简 开弓不放箭 · 繁 開弓不放箭Mandarin · pinyin kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
Meanings
- lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
- fig. to bluff
- to be all talk and no action
- false bravado
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1–1–4–4–4 · kai1 gong1 bu4 fang4 jian4
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hoi1 gung1 bat1 fong3 zin3
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