扬长而去

Traditional: 揚長而去

yáng cháng ér qù

Dictionary entry

to swagger off

What does 扬长而去 mean?

扬长而去 (yáng cháng ér qù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to swagger off

2to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind

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扬Yángabbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu · surname Yang 长chánglong · (bound form) length 而érand · as well as 去qùto go · to go to (a place)

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扬长而去

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