招摇过市
zhāo​yáo​guò​shì

to swagger around town

  • created sense approved 招摇过市/招搖過市 · zhāo​yáo​guò​shì · to swagger around town — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招摇过市 / 招搖過市

    zhāo​yáo​guò​shì

    to swagger around town

    (idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously in public; to blatantly seek publicity or show off in a crowded place

    招摇 (literal) → 招摇/招搖 · zhāo​yáo · to show off 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 市 (literal) → 市 · shì · market

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    created sense