耀武扬威

Traditional: 耀武揚威

yào wǔ yáng wēi

Dictionary entry

to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around

What does 耀武扬威 mean?

耀武扬威 (yào wǔ yáng wēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around

2to bluff

3to bluster

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耀yàobrilliant · glorious 武Wǔsurname Wu 扬Yángabbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu · surname Yang 威wēipower · might

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How to pronounce 耀武扬威

耀武扬威

yào wǔ yáng wēi

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