虛張

See also: 虚张

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	(a measure word); surname; open up
trad. (虛張)		虛	張
simp. (虚张)		虚	张

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūzhāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄓㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūzhāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄓㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syujhang
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-chang¹
    • Yale: syū-jāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiujang
    • Palladius: сюйчжан (sjujčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

虛張

1. (literary) to stretch out; to unfold
2. (literary) to exaggerate; to overstate; to hyperbolise
3. (literary) to set up something without utilizing it

Synonyms

• (to exaggerate):

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• 擺攤兒 / 摆摊儿 (bǎi tānr) (figurative)
• 擺攤子 / 摆摊子 (bǎi tānzi) (figurative)
• 渲染 (xuànrǎn) (figurative)
• 誇大 / 夸大 (kuādà)
• 誇張 / 夸张 (kuāzhāng)
• 鋪張 / 铺张 (pūzhāng)

• (to set up something without utilizing it): 虛設／虚设 (xūshè)

Derived terms

• 虛張聲勢 / 虚张声势 (xūzhāngshēngshì)