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放卫星

放衛星
fàng wèi xīng

Meanings

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fàng wèi xīng
  1. 1.to launch a satellite
  2. 2.(fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success
  3. 3.(later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims
  4. 4.to talk big

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to launch a satellite
  2. 2.to make an unrealistic statement

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Etymology

Originally slang in the Great Leap Forward Movement (大躍進/大跃进 (Dàyuèjìn)) in late 1950s.

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