kōng
kǒu

common

Meaning of 空口

空口 means to eat dishes/fruit without rice or wine; to eat rice/drink wine without accompanying dishes; to speak emptily; to make promises without action or evidence. Pronounced kōng kǒu.

  • to eat dishes/fruit without rice or wine; to eat rice/drink wine without accompanying dishes
  • to speak emptily; to make promises without action or evidence

Definitions & Examples

Kōng
kǒu
chī
xián
cài
tài
hōu
le
 
děi
jiù
zhe
mán
tou
 

Eating pickles alone is too salty; you need to have them with steamed buns.

Zhè
jiǔ
shu
gāo
 
bié
kōng
kǒu
 
chī
diǎn
cài
 

This liquor is strong; don't drink it on an empty stomach, have some food with it.

kōng
kǒu
chī
le
píng
guǒ
dàng
líng
shí
 

He ate an apple by itself as a snack.