畫虎𡳞

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See also: 画虎𡳞

Chinese[edit]

draw; picture; painting tiger penis
trad. (畫虎𡳞) 𡳞
simp. (画虎𡳞) 𡳞
alternative forms 畫虎卵画虎卵
話虎膦话虎膦
畫虎膦画虎膦
畫唬爛画唬烂
Literally: “to draw a tiger's penis”.

Etymology[edit]

In Taiwan, there is a folk etymology saying that 𡳞 is from Japanese 法螺, but the relation between these two terms is dubious. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation[edit]


Verb[edit]

畫虎𡳞

  1. (Hokkien) to talk big; to chat idly; to talk rubbish; to talk nonsense

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