天花龍鳳 [－－龙凤]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. an extravagant, exaggerated statement or speech not intended to be taken literally
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    誇張​；​過於​理想
    to exaggerate; to bluff; to give a very idealistic picture
    • 阿強講就講到天花龍鳳，做出嚟都係不外如是。
      阿强讲就讲到天花龙凤，做出嚟都系不外如是。
      aa3 keung4 gong2 zau6 gong2 dou3 tin1 faa1 lung4 fung6, zou6 ceot1 lai4 dou1 hai6 bat1 ngoi6 jyu4 si6.
      Ah-keung always bluffs, but in reality he's not as good as he says he is.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    wild boast about something; extravagant embellishments; hype
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 天花亂墜 – 天花乱坠
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿强讲就讲到天花龙凤，做出嚟都系不外如是。
    阿強講就講到天花龍鳳，做出嚟都係不外如是。
    aa3 keung4 gong2 zau6 gong2 dou3 tin1 faa1 lung4 fung6, zou6 ceot1 lai4 dou1 hai6 bat1 ngoi6 jyu4 si6.
    • Ah-keung always bluffs, but in reality he's not as good as he says he is.
  2. Cantonese
    套电影宣传时吹到天花龙凤，结果剧情牵强又烂尾，所有买咗飞入场嘅观众睇完都想鎅凳啊。
    套電影宣傳時吹到天花龍鳳，結果劇情牽強又爛尾，所有買咗飛入場嘅觀眾睇完都想鎅凳啊。
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