虛張

See also: 虚张

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	(a measure word); surname; open up
trad. (虛張)		虛	張
simp. (虚张)		虚	张

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xūzhāng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄓㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xūzhāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄓㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syujhang
  - Wade–Giles: hsü¹-chang¹
  - Yale: syū-jāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiujang
  - Palladius: сюйчжан (sjujčžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

虛張

(literary) to stretch out; to unfold
(literary) to exaggerate; to overstate; to hyperbolise
(literary) to set up something without utilizing it

Synonyms

(to exaggerate):

擺攤兒／摆摊儿 (bǎi tānr) (figurative)
擺攤子／摆摊子 (bǎi tānzi) (figurative)
渲染 (xuànrǎn) (figurative)
誇大／夸大 (kuādà)
誇張／夸张 (kuāzhāng)
鋪張／铺张 (pūzhāng)

(to set up something without utilizing it): 虛設／虚设 (xūshè)

Derived terms

虛張聲勢／虚张声势 (xūzhāngshēngshì)

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