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飛揚跋扈

简 飞扬跋扈 · 繁 飛揚跋扈
Mandarin · pinyin fēi yáng bá hù

Meanings

  1. bossy and domineering
  2. throwing one's weight about
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Characters in this entry

飛
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揚
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跋
bá · go by foot; epilogue, colophon
扈
hù · escort, retinue; insolent
飞
fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high
扬
yáng · scatter, spread; praise
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1–2–2–4 · fei1 yang2 ba2 hu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fei1 joeng4 bat6 wu6

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fei1 joeng4 bat6 wu6

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phrase

  1. (derogatory) arrogant and domineering

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