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揚長而去

简扬长而去 · 繁揚長而去

Mandarin · pinyin yáng cháng ér qù

to swagger off
to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–2–2–4 · yang2 chang2 er2 qu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joeng4 coeng4 ji4 heoi3

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phrase

(idiomatic) to leave with an arrogant swagger

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