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開弓不放箭

kāigōngbùfàngjiàn

ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Simplified 开弓不放箭

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  1. 1lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to bluff
  3. 3to be all talk and no action
  4. 4false bravado

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