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放大炮

Mandarin · pinyin fàng dà pào

to talk big
to shoot one's mouth off

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery

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4–4–4 · fang4 da4 pao4

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fong3 daai6 paau3

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