粵

口hau2慷hong2慷hong2

hau2 hong2 hong2hau2 hong1 hong1kǒu kāng kāng

English

  1. to describe when someone makes promises casually without considering about whether they are really going to keep them [colloquial]
  2. to make promises lightly, to speak without thinking through the consequences of what one is saying

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容一個人淨係識得誇誇其談,冇任何實際行動,亦都唔會諗下要點實現自己嘅承諾

Examples

  • 佢口慷慷話會投資一千萬,過咗成年咪又係一個仙都冇。

    He promised, rather lightly, of an investment of 10 million, yet not a cent came through after an entire year.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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