開弓不放箭 — kai1 gong1 bu4 fang4 jian4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions5 characters

kai¹ gong¹ bu⁴ fang⁴ jian⁴

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)/fig. to bluff/to be all talk and no action/false bravado

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

開

弓

不

放

箭

As word

1

kai¹

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)/fig. to bluff/to be all talk and no action/false bravado

2

gong¹

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)/fig. to bluff/to be all talk and no action/false bravado

3

bu⁴

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)/fig. to bluff/to be all talk and no action/false bravado

4

fang⁴

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)/fig. to bluff/to be all talk and no action/false bravado

5

jian⁴

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)/fig. to bluff/to be all talk and no action/false bravado