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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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誇
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張
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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kuā
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zhāng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ khwae ›
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‹ trjang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁra/
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/*C.traŋ/
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| English
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boast
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draw a bow
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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誇
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張
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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15652
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1259
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Phonetic
component
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于
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長
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Rime
group
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魚
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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誇
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張
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʰʷraː/
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/*taŋ/
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Verb
誇張
- to exaggerate; to overstate
Synonyms
- 擺攤兒 / 摆摊儿 (bǎi tānr) (figurative)
- 擺攤子 / 摆摊子 (bǎi tānzi) (figurative)
- 渲染 (xuànrǎn) (figurative)
- 虛張 / 虚张 (xūzhāng) (literary)
- 誇大 / 夸大 (kuādà)
- 鋪張 / 铺张 (pūzhāng)
Adjective
誇張
- exaggerated; overstated; over-the-top
- 沒那麼誇張吧。／没那么夸张吧。 ― Méi nàme kuāzhāng ba. ― It can't be that over-the-top surely.
使唔使咁誇張呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
使唔使咁夸张呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]- sai2 m4 sai2 gam3 kwaa1 zoeng1 aa3?
- Surely you are exaggerating things!
有冇咁誇張！ [Cantonese, trad.]
有冇咁夸张！ [Cantonese, simp.]- jau5 mou5 gam3 kwaa1 zoeng1!
- Surely that's a bit too much?
Noun
誇張
- (rhetoric) exaggeration; hyperbole
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
誇張 • (kochō) ←こちやう (kotyau)?
- exaggeration
Antonyms
Derived terms
Verb
誇張する • (kochō suru) ←こちやう (kotyau)?transitive suru (stem 誇張し (kochō shi), past 誇張した (kochō shita))
- to exaggerate
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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誇張し
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こちょうし
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kochō shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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誇張し
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こちょうし
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kochō shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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誇張する
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こちょうする
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kochō suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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誇張する
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こちょうする
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kochō suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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誇張すれ
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こちょうすれ
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kochō sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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誇張せよ¹
誇張しろ²
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こちょうせよ¹
こちょうしろ²
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kochō seyo¹
kochō shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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誇張される
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こちょうされる
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kochō sareru
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| Causative
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誇張させる
誇張さす
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こちょうさせる
こちょうさす
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kochō saseru
kochō sasu
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| Potential
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誇張できる
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こちょうできる
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kochō dekiru
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| Volitional
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誇張しよう
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こちょうしよう
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kochō shiyō
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| Negative
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誇張しない
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こちょうしない
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kochō shinai
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| Negative continuative
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誇張せず
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こちょうせず
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kochō sezu
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| Formal
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誇張します
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こちょうします
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kochō shimasu
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| Perfective
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誇張した
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こちょうした
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kochō shita
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| Conjunctive
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誇張して
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こちょうして
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kochō shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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誇張すれば
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こちょうすれば
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kochō sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
誇張 • (gwajang) (hangeul 과장)
- hanja form? of 과장 (“exaggeration”)
Vietnamese
Noun
誇張
- chữ Hán form of khoa trương (“exaggeration; overstatement”).
Verb
誇張
- chữ Hán form of khoa trương (“to boast; to brag; to exaggerate; to overstate”).
Adjective
誇張
- chữ Hán form of khoa trương (“exaggerated; overstated”).