Definition

1. Verb:
   • To boast: To speak with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities, often exaggerating them.
   • To brag / To rant: To talk in a loud, arrogant, or inflated manner, making empty or exaggerated claims to impress or intimidate others.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta chỉ biết nói phách về thành tích của mình. (He only knows how to boast about his achievements.)
  • Đừng nói phách nữa, hãy chứng minh bằng hành động đi. (Stop bragging; prove it with actions instead.)
  • Nó nói phách rằng nó có thể đánh bại bất kỳ ai. (He bragged that he could defeat anyone.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies that the speaker's claims are empty, exaggerated, or not backed by reality. It carries a negative connotation of dishonesty or insecurity.

Variants and Related Words

• Khoe khoang (v): to show off, to boast. This is a close synonym but can sometimes be less aggressive than "nói phách."

  • Cô ấy thích khoe khoang chiếc xe mới. (She likes to show off her new car.)

• Khoác lác (v): to brag, to talk big. This is very similar to "nói phách," emphasizing fabrication.

  • Đó chỉ là lời khoác lác. (That's just empty bragging.)

Synonyms

• Boast: To talk with excessive pride.
• Brag: To say something in a boastful manner.
• Vaunt: To praise or boast about something excessively (more formal).
• Talk big: To make extravagant claims (idiomatic).

Related Idioms

• Nói phách như rồng leo: To boast outrageously or incredibly. This idiom emphasizes the extreme and unbelievable nature of the boasting.
  • Hắn nói phách như rồng leo, chẳng ai tin đâu. (He boasts outrageously; no one believes him.)

1. Boast, rant