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耀武扬威

yào wǔ yáng wēidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to show off one's military strength (idiom) / to strut around / to bluff / to bluster
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-594243e21b985ac5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

耀武揚威 耀武扬威 [yao4 wu3 yang2 wei1] /to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around/to bluff/to bluster/

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Other forms in these source records: 耀武揚威

  • 耀
    yào

    brilliant / glorious

  • 武
    wǔ

    martial / military

    Wǔ

    surname Wu

  • 扬
    yáng

    to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate

    Yáng

    abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yáng zhōu] in Jiangsu / surname Yang

  • 威
    wēi

    power / might / prestige

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.