耀武揚威

耀武揚威

See also: 耀武扬威

Chinese

		to show off one's military prowess	to prance about; to show off one's might and majesty
trad. (耀武揚威)		耀武	揚威
simp. (耀武扬威)		耀武	扬威

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàowǔ yángwēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟ

• Min Nan (POJ): iāu-bù-iông-ui

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yàowǔ yángwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawwuu yanguei
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iāu-bù-iông-ui
    • Tâi-lô: iāu-bù-iông-ui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iauxbuo'iong'uy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ²²⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ⁴¹⁻²² bu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ²²⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iaʊ³³⁻¹¹ bu¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaʊ³³⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴/

Idiom

耀武揚威

1. to prance about; to thump one's chest; to swagger about; to brag of one's military prowess