"言過其實" meaning in All languages combined

See 言過其實 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /jɛn³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiːn²¹ kʷɔː³³ kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /jɛn³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/, /jiːn²¹ kʷɔː³³ kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/, /ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/, /ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/ Chinese transliterations: yánguòqíshí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jin⁴ gwo³ kei⁴ sat⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], giân-kò-kî-si̍t, yánguòqíshí [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yánguòcíshíh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yen²-kuo⁴-chʻi²-shih² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yán-gwò-chí-shŕ [Mandarin, Yale], yanguohchyishyr [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], яньгоциши [Mandarin, Palladius], janʹgociši [Mandarin, Palladius], yìhn gwo kèih saht [Cantonese, Yale], jin⁴ gwo³ kei⁴ sat⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yin⁴ guo³ kéi⁴ sed⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], giân-kò-kî-si̍t [Hokkien, POJ], giân-kò-kî-si̍t [Hokkien, Tai-lo], gienkoirkisit [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 言过其实
Etymology: From Guanzi Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 言過其實
  1. to overstate the facts; to stretch the truth; to exaggerate Wikipedia link: Guanzi (text) Tags: idiomatic
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      "ref": " Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE",
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      "zh-pron": "yánguòqíshí"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin⁴ gwo³ kei⁴ sat⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "giân-kò-kî-si̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yánguòqíshí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yánguòcíshíh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen²-kuo⁴-chʻi²-shih²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yán-gwò-chí-shŕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yanguohchyishyr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яньгоциши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹgociši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìhn gwo kèih saht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin⁴ gwo³ kei⁴ sat⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yin⁴ guo³ kéi⁴ sed⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn²¹ kʷɔː³³ kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "giân-kò-kî-si̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "giân-kò-kî-si̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gienkoirkisit"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn²¹ kʷɔː³³ kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "言過其實"
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        "Traditional Chinese"
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      "ref": " Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE",
      "roman": "Wù gù yǒu xíng, xíng gù yǒu míng. Cǐ yán bùdé guòshí, shí bùdé yán míng.",
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        "Pinyin"
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 其",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 實",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 言",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 過",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
        "Hokkien idioms",
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yánguòqíshí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin⁴ gwo³ kei⁴ sat⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "giân-kò-kî-si̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yánguòqíshí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yánguòcíshíh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen²-kuo⁴-chʻi²-shih²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yán-gwò-chí-shŕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yanguohchyishyr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яньгоциши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹgociši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìhn gwo kèih saht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin⁴ gwo³ kei⁴ sat⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yin⁴ guo³ kéi⁴ sed⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn²¹ kʷɔː³³ kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "giân-kò-kî-si̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "giân-kò-kî-si̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gienkoirkisit"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn²¹ kʷɔː³³ kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/"
    }
  ],
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