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PinYin kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn    Simplified 开弓不放箭    Traditional 開弓不放箭
  1. lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
  2. fig. to bluff
  3. to be all talk and no action
  4. false bravado

Chinese meanings
  1. kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
    【释义】比喻故意做出一种要行动的姿态。
    【出处】

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