虛誇

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	to boast
trad. (虛誇)		虛	誇
simp. (虚夸)		虚	夸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūkuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄎㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ kwaa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hir-khoa / hu-khoa / hi-khoa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūkuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄎㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syukua
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-kʻua¹
    • Yale: syū-kwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiukua
    • Palladius: сюйкуа (sjujkua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ kʰu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: heoi¹ kwaa¹
    • Yale: hēui kwā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ kwaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêu¹ kua¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ kʷʰaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-khoa
    • Tâi-lô: hir-khua
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ kʰua³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-khoa
    • Tâi-lô: hu-khua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hu'qoaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰua⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-khoa
    • Tâi-lô: hi-khua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'qoaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² kʰua⁴⁴/

Adjective

虛誇

1. exaggerative; bombastic; boastful

Synonyms

• 浮蕩／浮荡 (fúdàng)
• 浮誇／浮夸 (fúkuā)
• 淫侈 (yínchǐ) (literary)