zhāo​yáo

to show off

  • created sense approved 招摇/招搖 · zhāo​yáo · to show off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招摇 / 招搖

    zhāo​yáo

    to show off

    to act ostentatiously to attract attention; to brag or swagger; to show off

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to incur 摇 (literal) → 摇/搖 · yáo · to shake

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 招摇/招搖 · zhāo​yáo · to sway — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招摇 / 招搖

    zhāo​yáo

    to sway

    to rock back and forth; to shake or sway in the wind

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to beckon 摇 (literal) → 摇/搖 · yáo · to shake

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 招摇/招搖 · zhāo​yáo · Zhaoyao — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招摇 / 招搖

    zhāo​yáo

    Zhaoyao

    (literary) the star Gamma Boötis; (by extension) the Big Dipper

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to beckon 摇 (literal) → 摇/搖 · yáo · to shake

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense