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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

Idiom

耀武揚威

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yàowǔ yángwēi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟ
Min Nan (POJ): iāu-bù-iông-ui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - 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: iauxbuoiong'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/