Menjual petai hampa
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
sastra
Action
From indonesia
Definition
An idiom for the act of boasting or speaking empty words that lack substance or truth.
Etymology
An indigenous Indonesian proverb using the metaphor of an empty 'petai' pod to describe nonsense.
Semantic Category
Words that are primary base forms for verbs/actions (e.g., makan, lari).
Action