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phô trương thanh thế

Listen
to bluff
Verb
to bluff
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Meaning
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to bluff Core ActionsTheme

To intentionally make others believe one is stronger than reality to apply pressure.

vi Họ chỉ đang phô trương thanh thế chứ không có thực lực.

en They are just bluffing and have no actual strength.

Parts
phô trương / thanh thế / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 虛張聲勢 …
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Components

Components

phô trương thanh thế

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 虛張聲勢

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
虛張聲勢
Candidates by syllable
phô 哺 trương 張 thanh 聲 thế 世
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Similar
tháu cáy / phô mai / phô diễn / phô …
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Easily confused

Same meaning
Starts with this word

phô mai/phô diễn/phô/phô trương/phô bày/phô bay

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four flush vi: phô trương thanh thế / ja: 虚勢 / WordNet aligned
Use
hư trương thanh thế
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thanh thế (prestige and power) — words using
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