pào

奅

Character · Adjective · Verb

large; boast

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

adjective

large; big; great

archaic

This sense is now archaic and primarily used in classical texts or compounds. It is not commonly used in modern vernacular Chinese.

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
 '
pào奅
 '
yǒu有
dà大
de的
yì意
si思
 。

In classical texts, '奅' means large.

2.

verb

to boast; to talk big; to brag

dialect

Used in some southern dialects (e.g., Cantonese) as a colloquial verb.

Bú不
yào要
tīng听
tā他
luàn乱
pào奅
 ，
tā他
gēn根
běn本
bù不
dǒng懂
 。

Don't listen to him boasting; he doesn't understand at all.

Tā他
chéng成
tiān天
pào奅
zì自
jǐ己
duō多
yǒu有
qián钱
 。

He's always boasting about how rich he is.

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Zhè这
ge个
rén人
shì是
ge个
dà大
pào奅
lǎo佬
 。

This person is a big talker.