thổi phồng

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Vietnamese

Etymology

thổi +‎ phồng.

Pronunciation

Verb

thổi phồng

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thổi,‎ phồng.
  2. (figurative) to exaggerate; to inflate
    Anh ta thổi phồng câu chuyện lên nhằm gây chú ý ấy mà.
    He was just exaggerating the whole story to draw some attention.
    Một sản phẩm đại trà như cà phê mà giá cũng bị thổi phồng lên gấp bội đấy ông ạ.
    Coffee is just an everyday commodity, but its price has been inflated by several times over, man.
  3. (figurative) to hype up
    Synonyms: bốc, phóng đại, chém gió, nổ
    Họ thổi phồng sản phẩm mới rất thành công nhờ vào chiến dịch quảng cáo thuận lợi.
    They very much succeeded in hyping up the new product thanks to their advertisement campaign going smoothly.