吹牛

chuīniú

to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly

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  • chuīto blowB4
  • 吹捧chuīpěngto flatterB7
  • 风吹雨打fēngchuī-yǔdǎlit. windswept and battered by rainB7

See it in sentences

他又在吹牛了。

He is bragging again.

谁相信你吹牛?

Who believes your boasting?