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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 誇張, composed of 誇 (“to boast”) and 張 (“to expand”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaː˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˧]
Verb[edit]
- to boast; to brag
- to exaggerate; to overstate