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phét lác

Pronunciation Northern /fɛt˧˥ laːk˧˥/ Central /fɛ̰k˩˧ la̰ːk˩˧/ Southern /fɛk˧˥ laːk˧˥/
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boast
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boast
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
tell tall tales Core ActionsTheme

To tell exaggerated or false stories in order to brag or to joke.

vi Anh ta thường xuyên phét lác về những chuyến đi của mình.

en He often boasts about his trips.

Parts
phét / lác / 𦠱咧
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Components

Components

phét lác
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𦠱咧
Candidates by syllable
phét 𦠱 lác 咧（櫟 / 𡀩）
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.
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ba hoa / chém gió / khoa trương / khoe khoang …
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phét

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boast vi: phét lác / ja: 虚言 / WordNet aligned
Use
bốc phét / tán phét / nói phét / khoác lác …
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phét (talk big; boast) — words using
lác (sedge) — words using
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