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fàng
kōng
pào

Empty talk


jiě
shì

shuō
le

gè
huò

duī

huá

bù
néng
shí
xiàn

jìu
xiàng
pào
dàn
dǎ
chū
qù
le

méi
yǒu
mù
biāo

méi
yǒu
xiào
guǒ


It's a metaphor for empty talk or idle boasting that can’t be carried out. The words are like empty gunshots with no target and no effect.








wǒ
men
xiàn
zài
yào
shí

de
xíng
dòng

bù
néng
guāng
shuō
dà
huà

fàng
kōng
pào


Ex.: What we need now is pragmatic action but none of your empty talk.

fàng
fēng
ér

Release news


jiě
shì

tòu
lù
mǒu
xiē
xìn



Meaning: to leak information, spread news or rumors.








zhèng
fǔ

jīng
fàng
chū
fēng
ér
lái
le

jū
mín
kě

qù
yíng
háng
dài
kuǎn
mǎi
fáng


Ex.: The government has already leaked that residents who want to purchase apartments can apply for a loan from the bank.


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