khoa trương

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 誇張, composed of 誇 (“to boast”) and 張 (“to expand”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaː˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]

    Verb

    khoa trương

    1. to boast; to brag
    2. to exaggerate; to overstate

    Adjective

    khoa trương

    1. exaggerated; overstated

    Noun

    khoa trương

    1. an exaggeration; overstatement
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