吹牛大王

Chinese

		to brag; to boast; to bluff	king; the red joker, one of the two jokers that has a more reddish or colorful appearance
simp. and trad. (吹牛大王)		吹牛	大王

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīniú dàwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ ngau⁴ daai⁶ wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuīniú dàwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueinióu dàwáng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-niu² ta⁴-wang²
    • Yale: chwēi-nyóu dà-wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueiniou dahwang
    • Palladius: чуйню даван (čujnju davan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ ngau⁴ daai⁶ wong⁴
    • Yale: chēui ngàuh daaih wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ ngau⁴ daai⁶ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ ngeo⁴ dai⁶ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ taːi̯²² wɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

吹牛大王

1. braggart; boaster

Synonyms

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• 大炮 (dàpào) (figurative)
• 大炮仙 (dàpàoxiān) (Malaysia, Singapore)
• 牛皮大王 (niúpí dàwáng)
• 老牛三 (⁶lau-gnieu-se) (Wu)
• 老牛屄 (⁶lau-gnieu-pi) (Wu)
• 風神／风神 (Hokkien)
• 風龜神／风龟神 (Hokkien)