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耀武揚威

简耀武扬威 · 繁耀武揚威

Mandarin · pinyin yào wǔ yáng wēi

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4–3–2–1 · yao4 wu3 yang2 wei1

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jiu6 mou5 joeng4 wai1

Cantonese word readings for 耀武揚威. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) to prance about; to thump one's chest; to swagger about; to brag of one's military prowess