BOAST    矜持矜

EXAGGERATE, OR SPEAK of, one's SELF:own GOOD FEATURES OR ACHIEVEMENTS.
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Old Chinese Criteria
[COMMENDATORY/DEROGATORY] [EPISODIC/LASTING] [GENERAL/SPECIFIC] [HIGH-DEGREE/LOW-DEGREE] [PRACTICAL/VERBAL] 1. The commonest general word is probably jīn 矜 which refers to any degree of grandiloquence or bragging. [GENERAL], [VERBAL] 2. Fá 伐 is an extreme form of bragging that clearly arouses negative reactions. [DEROGATORY], [EPISODIC], [HIGH-DEGREE], [VERBAL] 3. Shī 施 is to show off, typically also through actions. [EPISODIC], [PRACTICAL!] 4. Kuā 誇 refers to acts of grandiloquence not exclusively concerned with oneself. See EXAGGERATE. [EPISODIC], [VERBAL] 5. Dàn 誕 tends to refer to boastfulness not as a concrete episode, but as a permanent feature of a person given to fraudulent self-aggrandising exaggeration. [LASTING], [VERBAL]
Modern Chinese Criteria
拿架子 / 擺派頭 吹牛 is the most current modern word for boasting and bragging. 說大話 is a plain current expression for exaggeration and boasting. 說嘴 is a less common modern word for boasting or bragging. 誇嘴 focusses on exaggeration in bragging. 誇口 focusses on exaggeration in bragging. 吹擂 refers figuratively to boastful linguistic behaviour. 誇海口 refers in a lively idiomatic way ot boasting. 吹大氣 "blowing big breath" refers figuratively to boasting. 吹牛皮 "blow ox hide" refers figuratively and idiomatically to boasting. 吹法螺 refers in Buddhist terms to self-righteous over-confident talk. 自誇 focusses on self-obsession in boasting. 自詡 (lit) refers to self-aggrandisement. 自伐 (lit) refers in a classica fashion to self-advertising behaviour. 自矜 (lit) refers in a classica fashion to self-advertising behaviour. 伐善 focusses on the object of boasting being good points. 口出狂言 (prov) focusses on the the warranted wantonness of bragging. 大言不慚 (prov) focusses on the shamelessness of bragging. 自賣自誇 (prov) focusses on the absurdity of transparent bragging. 自吹自擂 (prov) focusses on the absurdity of transparent bragging. 伐 吹 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • APOLOGISEADMIT that one has in the PAST been GUILTY of BAD ACT AND DECLARE that one REGRETS this. 
  • YIELDBe POLITE, USING RITUAL MODERATION AND PERMIT OTHERS to ACT as they DESIRE.
See also
  • EXTRAVAGANTWASTE:wasteful so as to OFTEN EXCESSIVELY USE PROPERTY OR MONEY FOR AMUSEMENT.
Hypernym
  • EXAGGERATE　SPEAK so as to SEEM to CAUSE OTHERS TO BELIEVE that THINGS are GREATER in SIZE, DEGREE of FEATURES, OR IMPORTANCE than they REALLY are. (anc: 13/0, child: 1)
  • SPEAK　ACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z. (anc: 12/0, child: 32)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 1233

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 18.45

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    BOAST

    iactatio refers to vanity as a making much of one's excellencies and merits, both in words and in actions, typically in a foolish manner.

    gloriatio refers tothe open proclamation of one's excellencies and merits, with the accessory notion of insolence.

    ostentatio refers to vanity as t he result of crafty calculation of the effect procuced, concealing the emptiness of the show.

    venditatio refers to the display of vanity by open self-advertisement and the exaggeration of one's excellencies.

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 224

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    IACTANTIA

  • Theophrast, Charaktere ( THEOPHRASTUS 1960) p. no. 23

  • 跟我學同義詞 ( CAI SHAOWEI 2010) p. 27

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 300

    • Words (17 items)

    矜  jīn OC: klɯŋ MC: kɨŋ 17 Attributions

    The standard word is chuī 吹 (opp. xī 吸 "breathe in") and this word can have human, animal as well natural subjects, and the word can also refer to the playing of wind instruments. [GENERAL]

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 偽/CHEAT Wěi 偽 (ant. zhēn 真 "true, unfaked") is dissumulation and pretense, not necessarily with an intent to harm others.
    • Assoc: 誣/CHEAT Wū 誣 is to deliberately mislead someone through lying.
    • Assoc: 伐/BOAST Fá 伐 is an extreme form of bragging that clearly arouses negative reactions. [DEROGATORY], [HIGH-DEGREE], [VERBAL]
    • Synon: 伐/BOAST Fá 伐 is an extreme form of bragging that clearly arouses negative reactions. [DEROGATORY], [HIGH-DEGREE], [VERBAL]

      Syntactic words
    • nabactbragging, boasting; self-assertiveness
    • vadNbragging (conduct)
    • viacttry to impress; boast, be boastful
    • vt(oN)boast about the contextually determinate N
    • vt(oN)reflexive.自brag about oneselfCH
    • vt+prep+Nboast about; be manifestly proud of 矜以
    • vt+V[0]boast of V-ing
    • vtoNboast about 矜其善
    • vtoNpsychboast about (oneself)
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2boast in front of N1 about N2DS
    伐  fá OC: bod MC: bi̯ɐt 12 Attributions

    Fá 伐 is an extreme form of bragging that clearly arouses negative reactions. [DEROGATORY], [HIGH-DEGREE], [VERBAL]

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 施/BOAST Shī 施 is to show off, typically also through actions. [PRACTICAL!]
    • Assoc: 矜/BOAST The standard word is chuī 吹 (opp. xī 吸 "breathe in") and this word can have human, animal as well natural subjects, and the word can also refer to the playing of wind instruments. [GENERAL]
    • Synon: 矜/BOAST The standard word is chuī 吹 (opp. xī 吸 "breathe in") and this word can have human, animal as well natural subjects, and the word can also refer to the playing of wind instruments. [GENERAL]

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychboastfulness
    • vibe boastful
    • vt(oN)boast about the contextually determinate N
    • vtoNbrag openly about, parade (one's good points)
    • vtoNpsychboast about (oneself)
    夸誕  kuā dàn OC: khʷraa laanʔ MC: khɣɛ dɑn 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactboasting, boastful talk
    • VPadNboastful, full of boastful exaggerations
    • VPiactengage in boasting
    誕  dàn OC: laanʔ MC: dɑn 4 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nabactboastfulness
    • v[adN]nonreferentialthe boastful, those given to exaggeration
    • viactbe unreasonably boastful and fraudulent
    奮  fèn MC: pjunH OC: pɯns 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Nbrag, boast about; proudly displayTWH
    • vtoNproudly displayCH
    訑  dàn MC: -- OC: -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vibe boastfulCH
    自矜  zì jīn jīng MC: dzijH king OC: sblids klɯŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)brag about the contextually determinate thingCH
    大  dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmake big words about, brag about
    姱  kuā MC: khwae OC: khʷraa 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN=誇 boast aboutCH
    尚  shàng OC: djaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbrag about
    敖  ào MC: -- OC: -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN=傲 be boastful with, be exhibitionist toCH
    施  shī OC: lʰal MC: ɕiɛ 1 Attribution

    Shī 施 is to show off, typically also through actions. [PRACTICAL!]

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 伐/BOAST Fá 伐 is an extreme form of bragging that clearly arouses negative reactions. [DEROGATORY], [HIGH-DEGREE], [VERBAL]

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdeploy demonstratively, act out boastfully
    謾誕  màn dàn OC: moons laanʔ MC: mʷɑn dɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactbe full of boatful lies
    衒  xuàn OC: ɡʷeens MC: ɦen 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNboast of, advertise (自矜也。《慧琳音義》卷八「衒賣」注引《韻英》。)
    詫  chà OC: phrlaaɡs MC: ʈhɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrare, Sima Xiangru: exaggerate, boast
    誇  kuā OC: khʷraa MC: khɣɛ 0 Attributions

    Kuā 誇 refers to grandiloquence not exclusively concerned with oneself. See EXAGGERATE.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactboasting
    唐  táng OC: ɡ-laaŋ MC: dɑŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNboast