虚张声势

Traditional: 虛張聲勢

xū zhāng shēng shì

Dictionary entry

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

What does 虚张声势 mean?

虚张声势 (xū zhāng shēng shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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虚xūemptiness · void 张Zhāngsurname Zhang 声shēngsound · voice 势shìpower · influence

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虚张声势

xū zhāng shēng shì

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