誇耀

Chinese

		to boast	brilliant; glorious
trad. (誇耀)		誇	耀
simp. (夸耀)		夸	耀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuāyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄚ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwaa¹ jiu⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khôa-yeu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoa-iāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuāyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄚ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuayào
    • Wade–Giles: kʻua¹-yao⁴
    • Yale: kwā-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuayaw
    • Palladius: куаяо (kuajao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwaa¹ jiu⁶
    • Yale: kwā yiuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwaa¹ jiu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kua¹ yiu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰaː⁵⁵ jiːu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôa-yeu
    • Hakka Romanization System: kua^ˊ ieu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kua¹ yeu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôa-yeu
    • Hakka Romanization System: kua^ˊ (r)ieu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kua¹ yeu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoa-iāu
    • Tâi-lô: khua-iāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoa'iau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² iau²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰua³³ iau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² iau²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ iau³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ iau³³/

Verb

誇耀

1. to flaunt; to brag about

Synonyms

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• 口大 (kǒudà) (obsolete)
• 吹 (chuī) (colloquial)
• 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
• 吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 吹牛 (chuīniú) (colloquial)
• 吹牛三 (¹tshy ⁶gnieu-se) (Wu)
• 吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
• 吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
• 呾卵話／呾卵话 (dan³ lang⁶ uê⁷) (Teochew)
• 喝仙 (hoah-sian) (Hokkien)
• 嗙虎膦 (phâng-fú-lín) (Southern Sixian Hakka)
• 嗙雞胲／嗙鸡胲 (phâng-kiê-kôi) (Hakka)
• 好臉／好脸 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 拉空 (la¹ kang¹) (Teochew)
• 拉誧／拉𰵩 (la¹ pu²) (Teochew)
• 放空 (pàng-khang) (Hokkien)
• 放臭屁 (pàng-chhàu-phùi) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 放風球／放风球 (pàng-hoang-kiû) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 放風龜／放风龟 (pàng-hong-ku) (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 歕雞胲／𬅫鸡胲 (phùn-kiê-kôi) (Zhao'an Hakka)
• 歕雞胿／𬅫鸡胿 (pûn-ke-kui) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 白話／白话 (báihua) (regional)
• 相空 (siàng-khang) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
• 紅膏／红膏 (Puxian Min)
• 練扇空／练扇空 (liān-siàn-khang) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 膨風／膨风 (phòng-hong) (Hokkien)
• 自矜 (zìjīn)
• 自詡／自诩 (zìxǔ)
• 自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)
• 表功 (biǎogōng) (to brag about one's contributions)
• 誇／夸 (kuā)
• 誇口／夸口 (kuākǒu)
• 誇喙／夸喙 (kuă-*chói) (Eastern Min)
• 說大話／说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
• 講嘐潲話／讲嘐潲话 (kóng hau-siâu-uē) (Hokkien)
• 講空／讲空 (kàng-khang) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 車大炮／车大炮 (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
• 風龜／风龟 (hong-ku) (Hokkien)
• 鼓吹 (gǔchuī)

 

Related terms

• 炫耀 (xuànyào)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
誇	耀
こ Grade: S	よう Jinmeiyō
kan'yōon	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
夸耀

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こよー [kòyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) こよー [kóꜜyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞jo̞ː]

Noun

誇(こ)耀(よう) • (koyō) ^{←こえう (koeu)?}

1. (literary) flaunting; bragging about (one's achievement or honor)

Verb

誇(こ)耀(よう)する • (koyō suru) ^{←こえう (koeu)?}intransitive suru (stem 誇(こ)耀(よう)し (koyō shi), past 誇(こ)耀(よう)した (koyō shita))

1. (literary) to flaunt; to brag about (one's achievement or honor)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "誇耀する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	誇耀し	こようし	koyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	誇耀し	こようし	koyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	誇耀する	こようする	koyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	誇耀する	こようする	koyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	誇耀すれ	こようすれ	koyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	誇耀せよ¹ 誇耀しろ²	こようせよ¹ こようしろ²	koyō seyo¹ koyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	誇耀される	こようされる	koyō sareru
Causative	誇耀させる 誇耀さす	こようさせる こようさす	koyō saseru koyō sasu
Potential	誇耀できる	こようできる	koyō dekiru
Volitional	誇耀しよう	こようしよう	koyō shiyō
Negative	誇耀しない	こようしない	koyō shinai
Negative continuative	誇耀せず	こようせず	koyō sezu
Formal	誇耀します	こようします	koyō shimasu
Perfective	誇耀した	こようした	koyō shita
Conjunctive	誇耀して	こようして	koyō shite
Hypothetical conditional	誇耀すれば	こようすれば	koyō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative