大搖大擺
See also: 大摇大摆
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
shake; to rock | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
pendulum; to place; to display pendulum; to place; to display; to swing; to oscillate; to show; to move; to exhibit | ||
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trad. (大搖大擺) | 大 | 搖 | 大 | 擺 | |
simp. (大摇大摆) | 大 | 摇 | 大 | 摆 |
Etymology
Literally: swinging and swaying in big strides
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàyáodàbǎi
- Wade–Giles: ta4-yao2-ta4-pai3
- Yale: dà-yáu-dà-bǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahyaudahbae
- Palladius: даяодабай (dajaodabaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 大搖大擺
- walking with an air of arrogance and nonchalance