We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「言過其實」, explained below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「言過其實」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Real: actual. Originally it refers to exaggerated words that exceed actual ability. Later it also refers to saying something excessively and beyond the actual situation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yán guò qí shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yin4 gwo3 kei4 sat6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
