talk endlessly with no substance at all(yán zhī wú wù)

talk endlessly with no substance at all

In Chinese, Pinyin is y á nzh ī w ú w ù, which means that the article or speech is empty and has no actual content. From Suiyuan Shihua.

The origin of Idioms

The eighth volume of Suiyuan Shihua written by Yuan Mei in Qing Dynasty: "people today slander the seven sons, saying that they have nothing and are vulgar and crude. It is true that they are inferior to the false."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: irrelevant, pompous, on paper Antonyms: there is substance in words, there is reason in words, and there is truth in words

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, attributive; derogatory. Mao Zedong's eight part essay of the opposition party: "empty talk and meaningless speeches must be stopped."

Chinese PinYin : yán zhī wú wù