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): ㄒㄩ ㄓㄤ ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ zoeng¹ sing¹ sai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūzhāngshēngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄓㄤ ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ
    • 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

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