奅 (pào) - To boast, to brag & empty, hollow

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pào ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 大

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奅 · pào

To boast, to brag;

empty, hollow;

large, spacious;

archaic term for cannon.

To boast, to bragempty, hollowlarge, spacious

Usage highlights

To boast and exaggerateLarge and spaciousAncient cannonEmpty talkBoastful words

Synonyms

  • 夸— to boast, to exaggerate
  • 虚— empty, false
  • 炮— cannon, artillery

Antonyms

  • 实— solid, real
  • 谦— modest, humble

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He likes to boast and exaggerate (好奅).
  • The room is very spacious (房间很奅).
  • Ancient cannons were called 奅 (古代的火炮称为奅).

Collocations

  • To boast and exaggerate(虚奅)
  • Large and spacious(奅大)
  • Ancient cannon(古奅)
  • Empty talk(奅言)
  • Boastful words(奅语)

Idioms

  • Empty and exaggerated talk(虚奅之言)
  • Boastful and hollow(奅而不实)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally meant 'large' or 'spacious', later extended to mean 'boastful' or 'hollow'.
  • In ancient military context, was used to refer to cannons or artillery.

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