phét lác
Pronunciation
Northern
/fɛt˧˥ laːk˧˥/
Central
/fɛ̰k˩˧ la̰ːk˩˧/
Southern
/fɛk˧˥ laːk˧˥/
Listen
tell tall tales
Verb
tell tall tales
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
tell tall tales Core Actions
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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Parts
phét / lác / 𦠱咧
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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Use
bốc phét / tán phét / nói phét / khoác lác …
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Use
bốc phét / tán phét / nói phét / khoác lác …