piǎn
嗙
boast; brag; talk big
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to boast; to brag; to talk big; to show off
dialectChiefly used in Northwest Chinese dialects (e.g., Shaanxi, Gansu). Often appears in set phrases like 胡吹乱谝 (to boast wildly) or 开谝 (to start bragging).
Tā他
zuì最
ài爱
hú胡
chuī吹
luàn乱
piǎn谝
，
nǐ你
kě可
bié别
xìn信
。
He loves to shoot his mouth off; you really shouldn't believe him.
Dà大
jiā家
wéi围
zài在
yì一
qǐ起
kāi开
piǎn谝
，
liáo聊
dào到
hěn很
wǎn晚
。
Everyone sat around chatting and bragging until very late.
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Zhè这
rén人
piǎn谝
qǐ起
lái来
méi没
gè个
wán完
。
Once this guy starts bragging, he never stops.