虛張聲勢

Chinese

		to stretch out; to unfold; to exaggerate to stretch out; to unfold; to exaggerate; to overstate; to hyperbolise	power and influence; intimidating presence; momentum power and influence; intimidating presence; momentum; impetus
trad. (虛張聲勢)		虛張	聲勢
simp. (虚张声势)		虚张	声势

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xūzhāngshēngshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄓㄤㄕㄥㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ zoeng¹ sing¹ sai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xūzhāngshēngshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄓㄤㄕㄥㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syujhangshengshìh
  - Wade–Giles: hsü¹-chang¹-shêng¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: syū-jāng-shēng-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiujangshengshyh
  - Palladius: сюйчжаншэнши (sjujčžanšɛnši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: heoi¹ zoeng¹ sing¹ sai³
  - Yale: hēui jēung sīng sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ dzoeng¹ sing¹ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hêu¹ zêng¹ xing¹ sei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/

Idiom

虛張聲勢

to bluff; to show false bravado; to make an empty show of strength

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