擘大眼講大話

Chinese

		thumb; break; tear thumb; break; tear; pierce; split; to analyse	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	eye	to tell a lie; to lie
trad. (擘大眼講大話)		擘	大	眼	講大話
simp. (擘大眼讲大话)		擘	大	眼	讲大话
Literally: “to open one's eyes wide when lying (i.e. to lie without blinking)”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maak³ daai⁶ ngaan⁵ gong² daai⁶ waa⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maak³ daai⁶ ngaan⁵ gong² daai⁶ waa⁶
    • Yale: maak daaih ngáahn góng daaih wah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maak⁸ daai⁶ ngaan⁵ gong² daai⁶ waa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mag³ dai⁶ ngan⁵ gong² dai⁶ wa⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːk̚³ taːi̯²² ŋaːn¹³ kɔːŋ³⁵ taːi̯²² waː²²/

Verb

擘大眼講大話

1. (Cantonese) to tell a bold-faced lie

Synonyms

• 睜眼說瞎話／睁眼说瞎话 (zhēng yǎn shuō xiāhuà)