好大喜功

Chinese

		to like to do grandiose things; to like to exaggerate, to be fond of bragging
simp. and trad. (好大喜功)		好大	喜功

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hàodàxǐgōng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ daai⁶ hei² gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hàodàxǐgōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawdahshiigong
  - IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ta̠⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou³ daai⁶ hei² gung¹
  - Yale: hou daaih héi gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ daai⁶ hei² gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hou³ dai⁶ héi² gung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ tɑːi̯²² hei̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

好大喜功

to crave greatness and success; to rejoice in grandiose deeds

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