kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
fig. to bluff; to be all talk and no action; false bravado
开
kāi
to open (transitive or intransitive)
弓
gōng
a bow (weapon)
不
bù
no; not so
放
fàng
to put
箭
jiàn
arrow