kwaa1 zoeng1誇張夸张
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Definition
Exaggerated; exceeding reality or common sense.
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How it's used
Often used in casual conversation to tease someone for being dramatic or to describe an event that defies belief. It functions as a versatile descriptor for anything from someone's fashion choices to their storytelling style. When combined with 誇張到, it emphasizes that the degree of exaggeration is extreme or absurd.
Examples
Do you really have to be so exaggerated when you talk?
Her makeup is so over-the-top that it scares people.
Related words
Common phrases
exaggerated beyond compare
very exaggerated
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe something that is simply 'very big' or 'very good' in a positive sense, as it almost always carries a nuance of being excessive, unrealistic, or slightly ridiculous.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
