bou3 daai6 sou3報大數报大数
Jyutpingbou3 daai6 sou3
Yalebou daaih sou
Definition
To exaggerate or inflate a figure; to report a bigger sum than the actual amount.
colloquialmoneywork
How it's used
Often used in professional or financial contexts to describe someone who pads an expense report or inflates sales figures. It carries a negative connotation of dishonesty or lack of integrity, rather than just simple bragging.
Examples
He always exaggerates his earnings, claiming he makes a lot of money.
If you inflate the figures to cheat people, you will be found out sooner or later.
Related words
Common phrases
to inflate figures to cheat money
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 吹水, which refers to casual bragging or chatting without necessarily involving specific numerical data or financial deception.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
