kuā
hǎi
kǒu

idiom
verb

Meaning of 夸海口

夸海口 means to brag extravagantly; to make wildly exaggerated boasts. Pronounced kuā hǎi kǒu.

  • to brag extravagantly; to make wildly exaggerated boasts

Definitions & Examples

huān
zài
péng
you
miàn
qián
kuā
hǎi
kǒu
 
shuō
yào
mǎi
xià
zuò
dǎo
屿
 

He likes to talk big in front of his friends, saying he'll buy an island.

Zhāo
biāo
huì
shàng
 
jiā
gōng
kuā
xià
hǎi
kǒu
 
chéng
nuò
nián
nèi
jiù
néng
wán
chéng
suǒ
yǒu
gōng
chéng
 

At the bidding meeting, that company made extravagant boasts, promising to complete all the construction within a year.

Bié
xìn
 
zǒng
shì
kuā
hǎi
kǒu
 
zuì
hòu
shén
me
shì
dōu
bàn
chéng
 

Don't believe him; he's always making wild promises but ends up accomplishing nothing.

Shì
qián
kuā
hǎi
kǒu
 
shì
hòu
zhǎo
jiè
kǒu
shì
de
diǎn
xíng
zuò
fēng
 

Bragging extravagantly beforehand and then making excuses afterward is his typical MO.