khoa trương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誇張, composed of (to boast) and (to expand).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaː˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

khoa trương

  1. to boast; to brag
  2. to exaggerate; to overstate

Adjective

khoa trương

  1. exaggerated; overstated

Noun

khoa trương

  1. an exaggeration; overstatement