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Change log entry 70260
Processed by: richwarm (2020-07-29 23:57:11 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 66257 - submitted by 'vermillon' >>
1st gloss is literal
2nd seems to derive from propaganda material during the Great Leap Forward: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%94%BE%E5%8D%AB%E6%98%9F /// https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%94%BE%E5%8D%AB%E6%98%9F
3rd seems to refer to that era, taking the "launch a satellite" as exaggerating about one's ability. 500P has it as "to talk big" or "talk the talk".
Diff:
# 放衛星 放卫星 [fang4 wei4 xing1] /to launch a satellite/fig. to achieve prominent success/to talk big/
+ 放衛星 放卫星 [fang4 wei4 xing1] /to launch a satellite/(fig.) (neologism c. 1958) to make exaggerated claims/to talk big/
By MDBG 2024
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