(pǎng) — (dialectal bound form) to boast, to brag

Definition

A bound-form verb (dialectal) for 'to boast / brag', used only in phrases like 嗙话. It's a spoken, colloquial term, not a standard neutral synonym of 吹牛. Often carries a sense of empty, unreliable talk.

bound form
(dialectal bound form) to boastto brag

Examples

  • Tā zǒng ài shuō dà huà, shuí xìn tā de pǎng huà?
    He always talks big; who believes his bragging?
  • Bié tīng tā pǎng, tā shuō de dōu bú kào pǔ.
    Don't listen to his boasting; nothing he says is reliable.
  • Tā nà yí tào pǎng huà, zǎo bèi rén kàn chuān le.
    That whole line of bragging of his was seen through long ago.

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