开弓不放箭
开弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom); fig. to bluff; to be all talk and no action; false bravado
idiomverb
Traditional: 開弓不放箭
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- (idiom, verb) lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
- fig. to bluff
- to be all talk and no action
- false bravado
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