號稱
hàochēng
ㄏㄠˋ ㄔㄥ
Simplified 号称
- 1to be known as; to be nicknamed
- 2to be purportedly
- 3to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
Example
他雖然號稱自己是個社會主義者，但是其實他擁有兩套房子還有一輛勞斯萊斯。
tā suīrán hàochēng zìjǐ shì gè shèhuìzhǔyìzhě dànshì qíshí tā yǒngyǒu liǎng tào fángzi háiyǒu yí liàng LáosīLáisī
He claims to be a socialist, and yet he has two houses and a Rolls Royce.