高談闊論

Chinese

		high; tall	to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname	rich; wide; broad	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
trad. (高談闊論)		高	談	闊	論
simp. (高谈阔论)		高	谈	阔	论

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāotánkuòlùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄊㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ taam⁴ fut³ leon⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāotánkuòlùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄊㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaotánkuòlùn
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tʻan²-kʻuo⁴-lun⁴
    • Yale: gāu-tán-kwò-lwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautarnkuohluenn
    • Palladius: гаотаньколунь (gaotanʹkolunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵ kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ taam⁴ fut³ leon⁶
    • Yale: gōu tàahm fut leuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ taam⁴ fut⁸ loen⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ tam⁴ fud³ lên⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ tʰaːm²¹ fuːt̚³ lɵn²²/

Idiom

高談闊論

1. discuss freely

   • 換盞傳杯，高談闊論。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     换盏传杯，高谈阔论。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《三俠五義》第二一回

     Huàn zhǎn chuán bēi, gāotánkuòlùn. [Pinyin]

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2. to indulge in loud and empty talk; to talk volubly or bombastically

   • 他們三個人圍著煙燈談天，席面上主賓四位，也在那裡高談闊論起來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     他们三个人围着烟灯谈天，席面上主宾四位，也在那里高谈阔论起来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《文明小史》第一八回

     Tāmen sān gèrén wéi zhe yāndēng tántiān, xímiàn shàng zhǔ bīn sì wèi, yě zài nàlǐ gāotánkuòlùn qǐlái. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 放言高論／放言高论

Antonyms

• 不苟言笑 (bùgǒuyánxiào)
• 緘口結舌／缄口结舌

References

• “Entry #68767”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.