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"1": "物 固 有 形，形 固 有 名。此 言 不得 過實，實 不得 延 名。",
"2": "Things have inherent forms; forms have inherent names. Words should not stretch the truth, and truth should not be used to go after immoderate fame.",
"collapsed": "y",
"ref": "Guanzi"
},
"expansion": "物固有形，形固有名。此言不得過實，實不得延名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]物固有形，形固有名。此言不得过实，实不得延名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE\nWù gù yǒu xíng, xíng gù yǒu míng. Cǐ yán bùdé guòshí, shí bùdé yán míng. [Pinyin]\nThings have inherent forms; forms have inherent names. Words should not stretch the truth, and truth should not be used to go after immoderate fame.",
"name": "zh-x"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Guanzi:\n:\n物固有形，形固有名。此言不得過實，實不得延名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]物固有形，形固有名。此言不得过实，实不得延名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE\nWù gù yǒu xíng, xíng gù yǒu míng. Cǐ yán bùdé guòshí, shí bùdé yán míng. [Pinyin]\nThings have inherent forms; forms have inherent names. Words should not stretch the truth, and truth should not be used to go after immoderate fame.",
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"2": "idiom"
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"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "phrase",
"senses": [
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"name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
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"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to overstate the facts; to stretch the truth; to exaggerate"
],
"id": "en-言過其實-zh-phrase-i8Pkf53A",
"links": [
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"overstate"
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[
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"stretch the truth"
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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/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/"
}
],
"word": "言過其實"
}
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"1": "物 固 有 形，形 固 有 名。此 言 不得 過實，實 不得 延 名。",
"2": "Things have inherent forms; forms have inherent names. Words should not stretch the truth, and truth should not be used to go after immoderate fame.",
"collapsed": "y",
"ref": "Guanzi"
},
"expansion": "物固有形，形固有名。此言不得過實，實不得延名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]物固有形，形固有名。此言不得过实，实不得延名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE\nWù gù yǒu xíng, xíng gù yǒu míng. Cǐ yán bùdé guòshí, shí bùdé yán míng. [Pinyin]\nThings have inherent forms; forms have inherent names. Words should not stretch the truth, and truth should not be used to go after immoderate fame.",
"name": "zh-x"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Guanzi:\n:\n物固有形，形固有名。此言不得過實，實不得延名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]物固有形，形固有名。此言不得过实，实不得延名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Guanzi, 5ᵗʰ century BCE to 220 CE\nWù gù yǒu xíng, xíng gù yǒu míng. Cǐ yán bùdé guòshí, shí bùdé yán míng. [Pinyin]\nThings have inherent forms; forms have inherent names. Words should not stretch the truth, and truth should not be used to go after immoderate fame.",
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"1": "zh",
"2": "idiom"
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"expansion": "言過其實",
"name": "head"
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"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "phrase",
"senses": [
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"Cantonese idioms",
"Cantonese lemmas",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese four-character idioms",
"Chinese idioms",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Hokkien four-character idioms",
"Hokkien idioms",
"Hokkien lemmas",
"Mandarin four-character idioms",
"Mandarin idioms",
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"glosses": [
"to overstate the facts; to stretch the truth; to exaggerate"
],
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"overstate",
"overstate"
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[
"fact",
"fact"
],
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"stretch the truth",
"stretch the truth"
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"exaggerate"
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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"
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"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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