粵

作zok3大daai6

zok3 daai6zuò dà

English

  1. to exaggerate; to overstate; to embellish
  2. to boast, to exaggerate, to embellish a story; literally: to compose big

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 誇大事實

Examples

  • 佢唔會講大話,但就不時都會作大。

    He doesn't lie, but he boasts and exaggerates from time to time.

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

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