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

他又在会上放大炮了。

Tā yòu zài huì shàng fàng dàpào le.

He was shooting his mouth off at the meeting again.

别光放大炮，拿出点实际行动来。

Bié guāng fàng dàpào, ná chū 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