Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

言過其實

yánguòqíshí

ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ

Simplified 言过其实

  1. 1(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
Example

湯姆言過其實。

Tāngmǔ yánguòqíshí

Tom exaggerated.

Keep 言過其實 and it comes back until you know it.

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