拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná​zhe​jī​máo​dàng​lìng​jiàn

to assume unwarranted authority

  • created reference approved 拿着鸡毛当令箭/拿著雞毛當令箭 → 令箭 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拿着鸡毛当令箭 / 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná​zhe​jī​máo​dàng​lìng​jiàn

    令箭 lìng​jiàn

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拿着鸡毛当令箭/拿著雞毛當令箭 · ná​zhe​jī​máo​dàng​lìng​jiàn · to assume unwarranted authority — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拿着鸡毛当令箭 / 拿著雞毛當令箭

    ná​zhe​jī​máo​dàng​lìng​jiàn

    to assume unwarranted authority

    To use a minor pretext or a superior's casual remark as a token of authority to issue orders or boss others around

    ná​zhe​jī​máo​dāng​lìng​jiàn

    拿 (literal) → 拿 · ná · to treat as 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 鸡毛 (literal) → 鸡毛/雞毛 · jī​máo · chicken feather 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dàng · to treat as 令箭 (literal) → 令箭 · lìng​jiàn · token of authority

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 拿着鸡毛当令箭/拿著雞毛當令箭 · ná​zhe​jī​máo​dàng​lìng​jiàn · to make a big fuss — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拿着鸡毛当令箭 / 拿著雞毛當令箭

    ná​zhe​jī​máo​dàng​lìng​jiàn

    to make a big fuss

    To treat a trivial matter as a major issue; to use a minor detail as an excuse to make a scene or blow things out of proportion

    ná​zhe​jī​máo​dāng​lìng​jiàn

    拿 (literal) → 拿 · ná · to treat as 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 鸡毛 (literal) → 鸡毛/雞毛 · jī​máo · trivial 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dàng · to treat as 令箭 (literal) → 令箭 · lìng​jiàn · mandate

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

    created sense