Definition & Meaning

1.talk glibly about; prate/prattle about; run off at the mouth; talk exaggeratedly and impractically

2.big/windy talk; empty and unfounded talk; exaggerated and empty talk; prate

chǐ tán

侈 谈

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1
v.talk glibly about; prate/prattle about; run off at the mouth; talk exaggeratedly and impractically
- chǐ tán yǒng jiǔ hé píng
  侈谈永久和平
  prate about eternal peace
- tā réng zài dié dié bù xiū de chǐ tán yǒu guān jīng jì fù sū de wèn tí
  他仍在喋喋不休地侈谈有关经济复苏的问题。
  He's still waffling away about economic recovery.
synonym
kōng tán空谈 kōng lùn空论 chǐ lùn侈论
2
n.big/windy talk; empty and unfounded talk; exaggerated and empty talk; prate
- jīng hù huì chéng yuán guó zhǐ shì kǒu tóu shang chǐ tán duō biān mào yì shí jì shang què yǐ huī fù dào gè zú de shuāng biān jiāo yì
  经互会成员国只是口头上侈谈多边贸易，实际上却已恢复到各族的双边交易。
  CMEA members have reverted to separate bilateral deals with lip service to multilateralism.
synonym
kōng huà空话 kōng tán空谈 kōng lùn空论 chǐ lùn侈论

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