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才夸八斗 — “To boast of one's exceptional talent, especially literary talent”

才夸八斗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to boast of one's exceptional talent, especially literary talent”. To brag about one's outstanding abilities. Literally, “Boast of eight pecks of talent”.

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才夸八斗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

才夸八斗 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
才
cái3ability, talent, only then
夸
kuā6boast or praise
八
bā2the number eight
斗
dǒu4fight, struggle, contend

Example Sentence with 才夸八斗

他虽然才华横溢,却从不才夸八斗,总是虚心向他人请教。
Although he possesses brilliant talent, he never boasts about it, always humbly seeking advice from others.

Idioms Related to 才夸八斗

Synonyms of 才夸八斗

  • cái才gāo高bā八dǒu斗immensely talented in literature

Antonyms of 才夸八斗

  • cái才shū疏xué学qiǎn浅of limited talent and shallow learning

More idioms starting with 才

  • cái才jiān兼wén文wǔ武accomplished in both literary and martial arts
  • cái才huá华héng横yì溢overflowing with talent
  • cái才huá华gài盖shì世unparalleled talent
  • cái才huá华chāo超zhòng众outstanding talent
  • cái才zhān占bā八dǒu斗possess exceptional literary talent
  • cái才mò墨zhī之sǒu薮a gathering place for literary talents
  • cái才duō多shí识guǎ寡talented but inexperienced
  • cái才dà大rú如hǎi海immense talent and profound knowledge
  • cái才dà大xīn心xì细great talent, meticulous mind
  • cái才dà大qì气gāo高Talented and arrogant
  • cái才dà大nán难yòng用great talent hard to employ
  • cái才zǐ子jiā佳rén人gifted scholars and beautiful ladies

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Questions about 才夸八斗

What does 才夸八斗 mean?

才夸八斗 (cái kuā bā dǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to boast of one's exceptional talent, especially literary talent”.

How do you pronounce 才夸八斗?

才夸八斗 is pronounced cái kuā bā dǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 才夸八斗 literally mean?

Literally, 才夸八斗 means “Boast of eight pecks of talent”. It is used to mean “to boast of one's exceptional talent, especially literary talent”.

What is the Chinese definition of 才夸八斗?

夸耀才华出众。

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