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高談闊論

简 高谈阔论 · 繁 高談闊論
Mandarin · pinyin gāo tán kuò lùn

Meanings

  1. to harangue
  2. loud arrogant talk
  3. to spout
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Characters in this entry

高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
談
tán · talk; conversation; surname
闊
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論
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谈
tán · talk; conversation; surname
阔
kuò · broad, ample, wide; be apart
论
lùn · debate; discuss; discourse
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Mandarin tones

1–2–4–4 · gao1 tan2 kuo4 lun4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gou1 taam4 fut3 leon6

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gou1 taam4 fut3 leon6

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) discuss freely
  2. (idiomatic) to indulge in loud and empty talk; to talk volubly or bombastically

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