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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
誇張 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
誇張 =
ㄎㄨㄚ ㄓㄤ · kuāzhāng
verb — to exaggerate, overstate; adjective — exaggerated, over the top

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to boast, talk big (誇口)kuā
to stretch open, spread (張開)zhāng
誇張,誇口的誇,張開的張。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把話大(),再往外拉開()。
You talk it up (誇), then stretch it wider (張).
關 · Related
kuādàto overstate — the near synonym, same jǐnzhāngthe everyday