phét

Definition

Verb (colloquial, often vulgar):
- To boast / to brag: To speak with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities, often exaggerating the truth.
- To talk big / to shoot one's mouth off: To make extravagant, exaggerated, or false statements in a loud, confident, and often annoying manner.
Verb (vulgar slang):
- To have sexual intercourse (vulgar): A coarse and offensive term for the act of sexual intercourse.

Usage Examples

Verb (to boast):
- Nó chỉ biết phét lác thôi, đừng có tin. (He only knows how to boast, don't believe him.)
- Anh ta phét rằng mình có thể mua cả một hòn đảo. (He bragged that he could buy an entire island.)
Verb (vulgar slang):
- Từ đó là tiếng lóng thô tục, tránh dùng trong giao tiếp thông thường. (That word is vulgar slang, avoid using it in normal conversation.)

Advanced Usage

"nói phét": This is the most common collocation, meaning "to talk big" or "to tell tall tales."
- Thằng bé hay nói phét về điểm số của nó. (The boy often talks big about his grades.)

Variants and Related Words

Khoác lác (v): to brag, to boast. This is a close synonym but may be considered slightly less vulgar than "phét" in the boasting context.
- Anh ấy thích khoác lác về chuyến đi của mình. (He likes to brag about his trip.)
Ba hoa (v): to chatter boastfully, to shoot off one's mouth.
- Cứ ngồi vào bàn nhậu là nó bắt đầu ba hoa. (As soon as he sits at the drinking table, he starts shooting his mouth off.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Phét lác: This is a reinforcing reduplicative form, emphasizing the act of boastful talking.
- Bài báo đó toàn là phét lác. (That article is all boasting/exaggeration.)
Chém gió (slang): A modern slang term with a similar meaning to "nói phét," implying talking extravagantly or off-topic.
- Cả buổi tối nó ngồi cafe chém gió. (He spent the whole evening at the cafe shooting the breeze/talking big.)

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