Change log entry 70260 | |
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Processed by: | richwarm (2020-07-29 23:57:11 GMT) |
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<< 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". |
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# 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/ |