耀武揚威

See also: 耀武扬威

Chinese

		to show off one's military prowess	to prance about; to show off one's might and majesty
trad. (耀武揚威)		耀武	揚威
simp. (耀武扬威)		耀武	扬威

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàowǔ yángwēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁶ mou⁵ joeng⁴ wai¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iāu-bù-iông-ui

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàowǔ yángwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàowǔ yángwei
    • Wade–Giles: yao⁴-wu³ yang²-wei¹
    • Yale: yàu-wǔ yáng-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawwuu yanguei
    • Palladius: яо’у янвэй (jao’u janvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu⁶ mou⁵ joeng⁴ wai¹
    • Yale: yiuh móuh yèuhng wāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁶ mou⁵ joeng⁴ wai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁶ mou⁵ yêng⁴ wei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²² mou̯¹³ jœːŋ²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iāu-bù-iông-ui
    • Tâi-lô: iāu-bù-iông-ui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iauxbuo'iong'uy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iau²²⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iau⁴¹⁻²² bu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iau²²⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iau³³⁻¹¹ bu¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iau³³⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴/

Idiom

耀武揚威

1. to prance about; to thump one's chest; to swagger about; to brag of one's military prowess