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ba hoa

Pronunciation Northern /ɓaː˧˧ hwaː˧˧/ Central /ɓaː˧˥ hwaː˧˥/ Southern /ɓaː˧˧ hwaː˧˧/
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to brag Appearance & PersonalityTheme

To speak with excessive pride or self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or personal abilities.

vi Anh ấy hay ba hoa về những thành công của mình.

en He often brags about his successes.

Parts
ba / hoa / Borrowed from French …
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Components

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ba hoa

OriginBorrowed from French

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
爸花
Candidates by syllable
ba 爸 hoa 花
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
chém gió / khoa trương / khoe khoang / tự khoa …
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brag vi: ba hoa / ja: 自慢 / WordNet aligned
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ba hoa thiên địa / ba hoa xích đế
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