言过其实

Traditional: 言過其實

yán guò qí shí

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

What does 言过其实 mean?

言过其实 (yán guò qí shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

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言yánwords · speech 过Guōsurname Guo 其qíhis · her 实shíreal · true

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言过其实

yán guò qí shí

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