indulge in exaggeration and empty talk
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb phrase
to speak or write boastfully and unrealistically
formalUsed to criticize someone for talking big without substance. Often has a negative connotation.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
kuā夸
kuā夸
qí其
tán谈
，
què却
méi没
yǒu有
shí实
jì际
xíng行
dòng动
。
He always indulges in grandiose talk but takes no real action.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
kuā夸
kuā夸
qí其
tán谈
，
quē缺
fá乏
jù具
tǐ体
shù数
jù据
hé和
lùn论
jù据
。
This article is full of bombast and lacks concrete data and arguments.
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Huì会
yì议
shàng上
tā他
kuā夸
kuā夸
qí其
tán谈
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
，
shén什
me么
shí实
zhì质
nèi内
róng容
dōu都
méi没
jiǎng讲
。
At the meeting, he spouted hot air for two hours without saying anything substantial.
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
de的
kuā夸
kuā夸
qí其
tán谈
，
tā他
gēn根
běn本
zuò做
bù不
dào到
tā他
chéng承
nuò诺
de的
shì事
。
Don't listen to his empty boasts; he can't deliver on his promises at all.