粵

舢saan1舨baan2充cung1炮paau3艇teng5

saan1 baan2 cung1 paau3 teng5shān bǎn chōng pào tǐng

English

  1. (a sampan pretending to be a warship); to bluff; to pose as a big shot; pirated products
  2. to bluff, to bluster; to lie, to act as if one is powerful, to be boastful; to pretend to know something, claim to be "in the know"; literally: a sampan pretending to be a warship

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 吹噓;虛張聲勢;假扮對一件事有認識

Examples

  • 個上司舢舨充炮艇,扮有料去做指揮。

    The team leader just bluffs his qualification and leads the team.

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

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