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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「高談虛論」.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「高談虛論」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

A lofty, empty and irrelevant argument.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gāo tán xū lùn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gou1 taam4 heui1 leun6

The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.