nice but empty words; fine-sounding talk
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fine-sounding but hollow words; empty promises
informal指那些听起来很动听，但没有实际行动或无法落实的言论。常用在批评别人光说不做的语境中。
Bù不
yào要
guāng光
shuō说
piào漂
liang亮
huà话
，
yào要
yǒu有
shí实
jì际
xíng行
dòng动
。
Don't just spout fine words; you need to take real action.
Jìng竞
xuǎn选
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
lǐ里
dōu都
shì是
xiē些
piào漂
liang亮
huà话
。
The campaign speech is full of empty rhetoric.
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Lǎo老
bǎn板
shuō说
le了
hěn很
duō多
piào漂
liang亮
huà话
，
dàn但
cóng从
lái来
méi没
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
jiā加
guò过
gōng工
zī资
。
The boss said a lot of nice things, but he never gave us a raise.
Tā他
nà那
xiē些
piào漂
liang亮
huà话
，
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
zì字
dōu都
bù不
xìn信
。
I don't believe a single word of his fine-sounding talk.