開ㄎㄞkāi弓ㄍㄨㄥgōng不ㄅㄨˋbù放ㄈㄤˋfàng箭ㄐㄧㄢˋjiàn

  1. 虛張聲勢。《儒林外史·第一三回》：「告訴他如此這般事，還是竟弄破了好；還是『開弓不放箭』，大家弄幾個錢有益？」

英lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)​, fig. to bluff, to be all talk and no action, false bravado