Definitions

1. 1. lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
2. 2. fig. to bluff
3. 3. to be all talk and no action
4. 4. false bravado

Components

• 开 kāi – to open
• 弓 Gōng – surname Gong
• 不放 bù fàng – do not release
• 箭 jiàn – arrow