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言
之
無
物
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无
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Jyutping
jin4 zi1 mou4 mat6
Pinyin
yán zhī wú wù
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)
to carry no weight
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
形容文章或言論空泛,冇具體實際嘅內容
(one's articles or comments) empty and vague
言之無物嘅論點。
言之无物嘅论点。
jin4 zi1 mou4 mat6 ge3 leon6 dim2
A vague argument.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic, of speech or writing
to be devoid of substance; to be just empty verbiage
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他言之无物。
他言之無物。
tā yán zhī wú wù 。
There is no substance in his speech.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
呢篇文章内容空洞,言之无物。
呢篇文章內容空洞,言之無物。
lei1 pin1 man4 zoeng1 noi6 jung4 hung1 dung6, jin1 zi1 mou4 mat6.
This passage is hollow. It's just empty verbiage.
Cantonese
言之无物嘅论点。
言之無物嘅論點。
jin4 zi1 mou4 mat6 ge3 leon6 dim2
A vague argument.