| 开 |
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn | lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom) / fig. to bluff / to be all talk and no action / false bravado |
| 开 |
kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away; off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 / abbr. for 开本, book format |
| 弓 |
Gōng | surname Gong |
| 弓 |
gōng | a bow (weapon) / CL:张 / to bend / to arch (one's back etc) |
| 不 |
bù | no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 放 |
fàng | to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) |
| 箭 |
jiàn | arrow / CL:支 |