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高談闊論

简高谈阔论 · 繁高談闊論

Mandarin · pinyin gāo tán kuò lùn

to harangue
loud arrogant talk
to spout

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
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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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1–2–4–4 · gao1 tan2 kuo4 lun4

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gou1 taam4 fut3 leon6

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

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