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口響 (hau2 hoeng2) — making empty promises; talking without thinking sth through in Cantonese

hauˊ²口hoengˊ²響
简 口响
Mandarin Pinyin: kou3 xiang3

Meaning of 口響

nounmaking empty promises; talking without thinking sth through
nounpromising easily/stating a fact without prove or thought

Example Sentences with 口響

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日baau˗₃爆hauˊ²口hoengˉ¹響。
He's always swearing.
maiˏ₅咪gam˗₃咁baau˗₃爆hauˊ²口hoengˉ¹響laaˉ¹啦！
Don't swear like that!
sai˗₃細louˍ₆路zaiˊ²仔mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以baau˗₃爆hauˊ²口hoengˉ¹響。
Children shouldn't swear.
tengˉ¹聽dou˗₃到keoiˏ₅佢baau˗₃爆hauˊ²口hoeng1,響，houˊ²好nou˗₃嬲。
Hearing him swear made me angry.
keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係baau˗₃爆hauˊ²口hoengˉ¹響ge˗₃嘅。
He's not swearing.
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Characters in 口響

口hau2
edge or blade of a knife
響hoeng2
noisy; loud

Words Containing 口響

講得口響gong2 dak1 hau2 hoeng2
speak pleasantries (saying that which sounds good)
爆口響baau3 hau2 hoeng2
to disclose a secret [colloquial]

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