拿着鸡毛当令箭

Traditional: 拿著雞毛當令箭

ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn

Dictionary entry

to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

What does 拿着鸡毛当令箭 mean?

拿着鸡毛当令箭 (ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

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拿náold variant of 拿[na2]着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]鸡jīfowl · chicken 毛Máosurname Mao 当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)令língused in 脊令[ji2 ling2] · used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])箭jiànarrow · CL:支[zhi1]

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How to pronounce 拿着鸡毛当令箭

拿着鸡毛当令箭

ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn

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