車大炮 (ce1 daai6 paau3 | che1 da4 pao4) : to boast; to brag; to talk big

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車大炮

ce1 daai6 paau3

che1 da4 pao4

to boast; to brag; to talk big | Mand.: 吹牛, 說大話. (Less commonly encountered as 車大砲, but note that the 炮/砲 is really a character substitution for 車大奅)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 590

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

車大炮

This word has been viewed 3439 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 26th Mar 2005 07:37 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

車 ce1 geoi1 - cart; vehicle; car
大 daai6 - big
炮 paau3 baau3 - cannon

2 Cantonese Homophones / Homophone Variants for this word:

車大砲 ce1 daai6 paau3 che1 da4 pao4 = to boast; to brag; to talk big 粵

車大奅 ce1 daai6 paau3 che1 da4 pao4 = to boast; to brag; to talk big 粵

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