放大炮

fàngdàpào

idiom

Meanings

1 to shoot one's mouth off
2 to talk big
3 to launch loud, sweeping verbal attacks

Characters

to set off / to fire

Examples

HSK 2

他又在会上放大炮了。

Tā yòu zài huìshàng fàngdàpào le.

He was shooting his mouth off at the meeting again.

HSK 3

别光放大炮，拿出点实际行动来。

Biéguāng fàngdàpào, náchū diǎn shíjì xíngdòng lái.

Don't just talk big; put some real action on the table.

Tips

memory

放 = to set off, 大炮 = a big cannon. Firing the big gun makes a lot of noise; whether it hits anything is another matter.

Stroke Order

放 fàng

大 dà

炮 pào