大搖大擺

See also: 大摇大摆

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	shake; to rock	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	pendulum; to place; to display pendulum; to place; to display; to swing; to oscillate; to show; to move; to exhibit
trad. (大搖大擺)		大	搖	大	擺
simp. (大摇大摆)		大	摇	大	摆
Literally: “swinging and swaying in big strides”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàyáodàbǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ jiu⁴ daai⁶ baai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàyáodàbǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàyáodàbǎi
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-yao²-ta⁴-pai³
    • Yale: dà-yáu-dà-bǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahyaudahbae
    • Palladius: даяодабай (dajaodabaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ jiu⁴ daai⁶ baai²
    • Yale: daaih yìuh daaih báai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ jiu⁴ daai⁶ baai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ yiu⁴ dai⁶ bai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² jiːu̯²¹ taːi̯²² paːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

大搖大擺

1. walking with an air of arrogance and nonchalance