Definition

1. Noun:
   • A braggard or boaster: A person who habitually brags or boasts about themselves, their abilities, or their importance in an exaggerated and often empty manner. This is the most common figurative usage.
   • A general or high-ranking military officer: The literal meaning referring to a commanding officer in the army. This usage is less common in everyday modern conversation.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Braggard):
  • Đừng có làm ông tướng nữa, ai cũng biết thực lực của anh rồi. (Stop being such a braggard; everyone knows your real capability now.)
  • Hắn ta chỉ là một ông tướng, nói thì hay nhưng làm thì chẳng được việc gì. (He's just a boaster, all talk and no action.)
• Noun (Military Officer):
  • Ông tướng ấy rất được lính tin yêu. (That general is deeply trusted and loved by his soldiers.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used sarcastically or critically to describe someone who puts on airs or acts self-importantly without the substance to back it up. It implies a critique of arrogance and empty boasting.

Variants and Related Words

• Làm ông tướng (verb phrase): To act like a big shot; to put on the airs of a braggard.
  • Suốt ngày anh ta chỉ thích làm ông tướng trong quán cà phê. (All day long, he just likes to act like a big shot in the coffee shop.)

Synonyms

• Braggart: A person who boasts about achievements or possessions.
• Boaster: Someone who talks with excessive pride and self-satisfaction.
• Blowhard: A person who blusters and boasts in an unpleasant way.

Related Idioms

• Lên mặt ông tướng: To put on a haughty or self-important manner.
  • Có chút thành tích đã lên mặt ông tướng với đồng nghiệp. (With just a little achievement, he already puts on a haughty manner with his colleagues.)

noun

1. braggard