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拿著雞毛當令箭
简 拿着鸡毛当令箭 · 繁 拿著雞毛當令箭Mandarin · pinyin ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
Meanings
- to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
Characters in this entry
- 拿
- ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
- 著
- zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
- 雞
- jī · chickens; domestic fowl
- 毛
- máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
- 當
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
- 令
- lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
- 箭
- jiàn · arrow; type of bamboo
- 着
- zhe · make move, take action
- 鸡
- jī · chicken
- 当
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
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Mandarin tones
2–5–1–2–4–4–4 · na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang4 ling4 jian4
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naa4 zoek6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3
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