hung1 tau4 baak6 kai3空頭白契空头白契
Jyutpinghung1 tau4 baak6 kai3
Yalehūng tàuh baahk kai
Definition
An invalid or non-binding agreement; a bluff.
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How it's used
This term carries a strong sense of skepticism and implies that the speaker views the agreement as completely worthless or deceptive. It is frequently used to describe verbal promises that lack any formal backing or genuine intent to follow through. While it contains the word for contract, it is rarely used in legal contexts and instead functions as a critique of someone's lack of integrity.
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zoeng1張jēungExamples
Don't believe him, it's all just empty talk.
Who would take this non-binding agreement seriously?
Related words
Common phrases
to make an empty promise
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a literal legal term, but it is almost exclusively used in informal or heated contexts to dismiss a promise as a lie or a bluff. Do not use this to describe actual contracts or formal agreements, even if they are poorly written.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
