吹牛大王

Chinese

		to brag; to boast; to bluff	king; the red joker, one of the two jokers that has a more reddish or colorful appearance
simp. and trad. (吹牛大王)		吹牛	大王

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuīniú dàwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ ngau⁴ daai⁶ wong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuīniú dàwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chueinióu dàwáng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-niu² ta⁴-wang²
  - Yale: chwēi-nyóu dà-wáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueiniou dahwang
  - Palladius: чуйню даван (čujnju davan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ ngau⁴ daai⁶ wong⁴
  - Yale: chēui ngàuh daaih wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ ngau⁴ daai⁶ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ ngeo⁴ dai⁶ wong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ taːi̯²² wɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

吹牛大王

braggart; boaster

Synonyms

大炮 (dàpào) (figurative)
大炮仙 (dàpàoxiān) (Malaysia, Singapore)
牛皮大王 (niúpí dàwáng)
老牛三 (⁶lau-gnieu-se) (Wu)
老牛屄 (⁶lau-gnieu-pi) (Wu)
風神／风神 (Hokkien)
風龜神／风龟神 (Hokkien)

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