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Information of 夸
夸 (kuā)
1. Talking big, boasting.
说大话,自吹。
2. Using words to reward, praising.
用话奖励,赞扬。
3. Luxurious.
奢侈。
Detailed meanings:
1. Talking big, boasting:
夸口 (kuā kǒu). 夸张 (kuā zhāng). 夸耀 (kuā yào). 夸嘴 (kuā zuǐ) - boasting. 浮夸 (fú kuā). 夸夸其谈 (kuā kuā qí tán) - talking exaggeratedly.
2. Using words to reward, praising:
夸赞 (kuā zàn). 夸许 (kuā xǔ).
3. Luxurious: "贵而不为夸" ("expensive yet not luxuriant").
Additional definitions:
Base Meaning: Luxurious.
造字法 (Character formation): Semantic-phonetic, from 大 (big) and the phonetic element.
1. Same as base meaning: Luxurious.
同本义 ([En.] luxurious)
2. Commonly understood as "誇" (kuā): Self-important; flaunting.
通“誇”。自大;炫耀 ([En.] self-important)
3. Great.
大 ([En.] great)
4. Used interchangeably with "誇": Empty.
假借为“誇”。虚,空 ([En.] empty)
5. Weak.
柔弱。通“侉” ([En.] weak)
6. Fine.
通“姱”。美好 ([En.] fine)
Verb: 夸 (kuā)
Base Meaning: To say or do something beyond the original extent, not compliant with reality.
造字法 (Character formation): Semantic-phonetic, from 言 (to speak) and the sound of夸.
1. Same as base meaning: Flaunt; glory; show off; exaggerate; overstate; boast.
同本义 ([En.] flaunt; glory; show off; exaggerate; overstate; boast)
2. To enlarge, to magnify.
扩大,张大 ([En.] aggravate; magnify)
3. Commonly understood as "跨" (kuà): To have both.
通“跨”(kuà )。兼有 ([En.] have both)
Historical references:
- 古同“跨”,兼有。
to exaggerate / overstated / exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive / ridiculous / outrageous
quark (particle physics) (loanword)
to praise / to applaud / to compliment
to exaggerate / to be boastful / pompous / grandiose
to brag about / to flaunt
to praise / to speak highly of / to commend
to talk big / to sound off / bombastic / grandiloquent
to boast / to brag / boastful / exaggerative / pompous / bombastic
describe in an exaggerative way / exaggeratedly embellish