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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「托諸空言」, with its usage explained below.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「托諸空言」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Refers to expressing one’s thoughts through written words and discussions. Same as “to rely on empty words”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tuō zhū kōng yán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tok3 jyu1 hung1 yin4

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.