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壮言大語 (そうげんたいご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
boasting ; big talk ; grandiloquence
Refers to exaggerated, heroic-sounding speech; often used critically for empty boasting or pompous language. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to talk big'.
See also: 大言壮語
選せん 挙きょ の たび に 政せい 治じ 家か は 壮そう 言げん 大たい 語ご する が 、 実じっ 行こう は し ない 。
Politicians talk big every election, but they don't follow through.
Written forms 壮そう 言げん 大たい 語ご
Standard kanji form; the word is a yojijukugo (four-character compound).
大たい 言げん 壮そう 語ご
Common variant with the same meaning; the order of the first two characters is reversed.
Kanji 壮 robust, manhood, prosperity Similar words 大たい 言げん 壮そう 語ご Synonymous variant; same meaning and usage, just a different character order.
誇こ 張ちょう Exaggeration in general; 壮言大語 specifically refers to boastful or grandiloquent speech.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 壮 (grand), 言 (words), 大 (big), and 語 (speech). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of four-character compounds expressing bombastic speech.
