天てん狗ぐ話ばなし

noun

boastful story; tall tale

Idiomatic expression referring to an exaggerated, self-aggrandizing story, likened to the boasting of a tengu.

• 彼かれの成せい功こう談だんはどうも天てん狗ぐ話ばなしに聞きこえる。

  His success story sounds like a boastful tale.

noun

story about tengu

Literal meaning: a tale or legend featuring tengu (mythical creatures). Less common than the idiomatic sense.

See also: 天狗

• この絵え巻まきには天てん狗ぐ話ばなしがいくつか描えがかれている。

  This picture scroll depicts several stories about tengu.