虚张声势

虛張聲勢
xūzhāngshēngshì
(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength

CEDICT

to bluff; to show false bravado; to make an empty show of strength

Wiktionary

故意夸大声威气势，用以吓阻他人。

重編國語辭典

故意夸大声威气势，用以吓阻他人

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 虚张 xūzhāng
  1. (literary) to exaggerate; to overstate; to hyperbolise
  2. (literary) to set up something without utilizing it
  3. (literary) to stretch out; to unfold
  4. to exaggerate; to overstate; to hyperbolise
  5. to set up something without utilizing it
  6. to stretch out; to unfold
2 声势 shēngshì
  1. fame and power
  2. prestige
  3. influence
  4. impetus
  5. momentum