言过其实言過其實

yán guò qí shí

Meaning

(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

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Characters

言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say亠二口过guòpass; to go across, to pass through辶寸其qíhis, her, its, their; that甘一八实shíreal, true; honest, sincere宀头

Examples

汤姆言过其实。

Tāng mǔ yán guò qí shí。

Tom exaggerated.