khoa trương

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

khoa trương

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

Adjective[edit]

khoa trương

  1. exaggerated; overstated

Noun[edit]

khoa trương

  1. an exaggeration; overstatement
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