夸大其词 kua da qi ci exaggerate

Explanation

指说话故意夸大或渲染，超过实际情况。

Refers to deliberately exaggerating or embellishing a statement, exceeding the actual situation.

Origin Story

从前，有个爱吹牛的年轻人，名叫小张。一天，他去集市卖菜，为了吸引顾客，他故意夸大其词，把自家种的青菜说成是“千年神菜”，能包治百病，吃了能长生不老。结果，他吸引了不少顾客前来围观，但仔细一看，他的菜和别人的并没有什么不同，最终没有人买他的菜，小张也因此被大家嘲笑。

congqian, you ge ai chuiniu de qingnian, mingjiao xiao zhang. yitian, ta qu jishi mai cai, wei le xiyin guke, ta guyi kuada qici, ba ziji zhong de qingcai shuo cheng shi 'qiannian shencai', neng baozhi bai bing, chile neng changsheng bulao. jieguo, ta xiyin le bushao guke qianlai weiguan, dan zixi yi kan, ta de cai he birende bing mei you shenme butong, zhongyu mei you ren mai ta de cai, xiao zhang ye yin ci bei dajia chaoxiao

Once upon a time, there was a young man named Xiao Zhang who loved to boast. One day, he went to the market to sell vegetables. To attract customers, he deliberately exaggerated, describing his homegrown vegetables as "thousand-year-old divine vegetables" that could cure all diseases and grant immortality. As a result, he attracted many curious customers, but upon closer inspection, his vegetables were no different from others', and nobody bought them. Xiao Zhang was laughed at.

Usage

用于形容说话夸张，超过实际情况。

yongyu xingrong shuohua kuazhang, chaoguo shiji qingkuang

Used to describe someone exaggerating and exceeding the actual situation.

Examples

• 他的说法过于夸大其词，缺乏事实依据。

  tade shuofaqu guoyu kuada qici, quefa shi shi yiju

  His statement is exaggerated and lacks factual basis.

• 这场胜利被媒体夸大其词，实际情况远没有那么光鲜。

  zhejiang shengli bei meiti kuada qici, shiji qingkuang yuan mei you name guangxian

  The victory was exaggerated by the media; the actual situation was far less glorious.

Related Idioms

• 言过其实

• 信口开河

Opposite Idioms

• 恰如其分

• 实事求是