give empty promises(tuō zhī kōng yán)

give empty promises

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Tu ō zh ī K ō ngy á n, meaning reposing in the words. From the inscription of Mencius.

The origin of Idioms

Zhao Qi of the Han Dynasty wrote the inscription of Mencius: "Zhongni said," if I want to talk empty words, I'd better write them clearly. "

Idiom usage

As a predicate or object; used in dealing with affairs. examples according to the preface of Taishigong in Shiji, make "empty words". Sima Zhen Suoyin: "the case: Confucius' words can be seen in the spring and Autumn Annals, and the Taishigong quoted it as a saying. Empty words are praises and criticisms. " In Sima Qian's Shi Ji Tai Shi Gong's autobiography, it is said that Yu Wen Dong Sheng said: "I'm not sure about it Confucius said, "it's better for me to see what I want to say than to write what I want to do." Dong Sheng is a great Confucianist in the Western Han Dynasty. In his book Chunqiu Fanlu Yu Xu No.17, there is a saying that Confucius said, "I am more concerned with Wang's heart because of my actions. I think it's better to be broad-minded and clear-cut than empty words."

Chinese PinYin : tuō zhī kōng yán