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Chinese
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eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise |
| trad. (食聲)
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食
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聲
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| simp. (食声)
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食
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声
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Pronunciation
Verb
食聲
- (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to bluff; to show false bravado; to make an empty show of strength
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to depend on one's fame to win favors
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to deceive people with false claims
Synonyms
- (to show false bravado): 虛張聲勢／虚张声势 (xūzhāngshēngshì)
- (to depend on one's fame): (Hokkien) 食名聲／食名声