誇 (kwaa1) — praise in Cantonese
kwaaˉ¹誇
简 夸
Mandarin Pinyin: kua1
Meaning of 誇
nounpraise
nounexaggerate; brag; boast
nounbig; great
nounshow off; flaunt
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Example Sentences with 誇
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講je5,嘢，siuˊ²少batˉ¹不minˏ₅免jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲kwaa1.誇。
When he speaks, it's inevitably a bit exaggerated.
cingˎ₄程douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲kwaaˉ¹誇zoengˉ¹張
The degree is a bit exaggerated.
zikˍ₆直tauˎ₄頭houˊ²好kwaaˉ¹誇zoeng1.張。
It's totally exaggerated.
go˗₃個baanˍ₆扮soengˊ²相houˊ²好kwaaˉ¹誇zoeng1.張。
The appearance is very exaggerated.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好fauˎ₄浮kwaa3.誇。
He's very flamboyant.
Words Containing 誇
誇張kwaa1 zoeng1
to exaggerate, to overstate
誇獎kwaa1 zoeng2
to (excessively) praise; to applaud; to compliment
浮誇fau4 kwaa1
boasting; exaggerating; flamboyant; pompous; pretentious
誇口kwaa1 hau2
boast; brag
誇過kwaa1 gwo3
cross over; step over
好誇張hou2 kwaa1 zoeng1
very exaggerated; gaudy; ostentatious
太浮誇taai3 fu4 kwaa1
too ostentatious; overly flashy; garish
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