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言过其实

yán guò qí shí

4-character word Traditional 言過其實

What 言过其实 means

1. idiomto exaggerate; to overstate the facts

The characters in 言过其实

• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 其qíhis; her; its
• 实shíreal; true; honest

Example sentences

• 汤姆言过其实。
  Tāngmǔ yánguòqíshí.
  Tom exaggerated.

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