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高谈阔论

gāo tán kuò lùndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to harangue / loud arrogant talk / to spout
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

高談闊論 高谈阔论 [gao1 tan2 kuo4 lun4] /to harangue/loud arrogant talk/to spout/

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Other forms in these source records: 高談闊論

  • 高
    gāo

    high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

    Gāo

    surname Gao

  • 谈
    tán

    to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss

    Tán

    surname Tan

  • 阔
    kuò

    rich / wide / broad

  • 论
    lùn

    opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc)

    Lún

    abbr. for 論語|论语[Lún yǔ], The Analects (of Confucius)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.