kōng tán
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  • 1

    n.idle talk; prattle; empty rhetoric; empty/vain/idle talk

    • xíng dòng shèng yú kōng tán

      行动胜于空谈

      Deeds are better than empty words.

    • ruǎn jiàn jì yì de zhòng diǎn zài yú shí zuò ér bù jǐn jǐn shì kōng tán

      软件技艺重点在于仅仅空谈

      This reflects that software craftsmanship is about doing and not just talking.

  • 2

    v.indulge in empty talk

    • kōng tán wú yì

      空谈无益

      It's no use just talking.

    • kōng tán wù guó

      空谈误国

      Talking big without doing anything may jeopardize national interests.

    • tā zhǐ huì kōng tán

      空谈

      She is all talk and no deed.