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kèlǐkōng ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄥ

    • invented or inflated reporting
    • habitual liar

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
Klykov (a name rendered as 'guest-inside-empty')
Meaning
Named after a fabricated-news reporter in the Soviet play 'The Front'. It means reporting that is invented or inflated, or a person who habitually lies. Critical.

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