膨脹

See also: 膨胀 and 膨張

Chinese

swollen
dropsical; swollen; to swell
dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated
 
trad. (膨脹)
simp. (膨胀)

Pronunciation


Verb

膨脹

  1. (literally) to expand; to inflate; to swell; to distend
  2. (figuratively) to grow or expand abnormally; to swell
    自我膨脹自我膨胀  ―  zìwǒ péngzhàng  ―  to be swollen-headed; to be full of oneself; to be puffed up with pride

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References

  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 49.