yào wǔ yáng wēi

Traditional: 耀武揚威

耀武扬威 (yào wǔ yáng wēi) is a Chinese word meaning “to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to bluster”.

Meanings

  1. 1to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  2. 2to bluff
  3. 3to bluster

Characters in 耀武扬威

耀yào · brilliant武wǔ · martial扬yáng · to raise威wēi · power

Related words

武器weapon威胁to threaten; to menace威士忌whiskey (loanword)武装arms威廉William or Wilhelm (name)夏威夷Hawaii, US state武士warrior荣耀honor; glory威power威利Wylie (name)杜威Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star炫耀dazzling

Study Chinese with flashcards →