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Taxonomy of meanings for 夸:　　

夸 kuā (OC: khʷraa MC: kʰʷɯa) 苦瓜切平廣韻：【奢也】
- EXAGGERATE
  - viactmake big words, exaggerate; be grandiloquent; be boastful
  - vtoNbrag in front of
- EXCESSIVE
- FAKE
- PRAISE
- FLOWER
- WEAK
- SURNAMES
- NOMINAL MEASURE WORDS

kuā
PROUD
- vibe overweening and proudCH

Additional information about 夸

說文解字: 【夸】，奢也。从大、亏聲。【苦瓜切】

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Support from Heidelberg University - Cluster of Excellence - Asia and Europe in a Global Context and IKOS - University of Oslo gratefully acknowledged.

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