放風球
Chinese
to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out |
wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner |
ball; sphere | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (放風球) | 放 | 風 | 球 | |
| simp. (放风球) | 放 | 风 | 球 | |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- 吹 (colloquial)
- 吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
- 吹牛 (chuīniú) (colloquial)
- 吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
- 吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
- 呾卵話／呾卵话 (Min Nan)
- 好臉／好脸 (Min Nan)
- 拉誧／拉𰵩 (Teochew)
- 白話／白话 (báihua) (regional)
- 矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
- 自矜 (zìjīn)
- 自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)
- 自詡／自诩 (zìxǔ)
- 表功 (biǎogōng) (to brag about one's contributions)
- 誇／夸 (kuā)
- 誇耀／夸耀 (kuāyào)
- 講嘐潲話／讲嘐潲话 (Min Nan)
- 鼓吹
Dialectal synonyms of 說大話 (“to brag; to boast; to talk big”) [map]
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