🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

大肆吹嘘

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dà sì chuī xū

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chest-thumping/ˈtʃɛstˌθʌm.pɪŋ/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这场演讲充满了大肆吹嘘的爱国主义情绪。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by aggressive boasting, fervent nationalism, or blatant displays of power and pride.

    "The politician delivered a chest-thumping speech emphasizing military strength and national superiority."
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of boasting loudly or demonstrating aggressive confidence and dominance.

    "Beneath all the corporate chest-thumping, the company was actually struggling with severe financial losses."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the literal behavior of anthropoid apes like gorillas beating their chests to display dominance, strength, or emotional arousal. By the late 20th century, the term metaphorical shifted in human political and social contexts to describe aggressive boasting, chauvinism, or excessive displays of pride.

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