虛heoi1張zoeng1聲seng1勢sai3

simp虚张声势

heoi1 zoeng1 seng1 sai3heoi1 zoeng1 sing1 sai3xū zhāng shēng shì

English

(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
to make an empty show of strength to scare others

粵語 — Cantonese

故意誇大聲威氣勢，用嚟嚇阻其他人

Examples

湯姆在虛張聲勢。
Tom's bluffing.
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佢根本就係虛張聲勢，唔好信佢呀。
He's just bluffing, don't believe him.

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

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