粵

聲sing1勢sai3

simp声势
sing1 sai3shēng shì

English

  1. fame and power
  2. prestige
  3. influence
  4. impetus
  5. momentum
  6. fame and influence; prestige and power

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一樣嘢嘅聲譽或者勢頭(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 湯姆在虛張聲勢。

    Tom's bluffing.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 虛張聲勢

    to make the pretense of prestige and power; to bluff and bluster

  • 聲勢浩大

    gigantic; often describe a movement or an event that is extremely large in size; impressive display of power and widespread influence

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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