招搖過市

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Chinese

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to act ostentatiously; to show off; to draw attention to oneself
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
market; city
trad. (招搖過市) 招搖
simp. (招摇过市) 招摇

Etymology

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夫人宦者使孔子招搖 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
夫人宦者使孔子招摇 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
Jū Wèi yuè yú, Línggōng yǔ fūrén tóngchē, huànzhě Yōngqú cānshèng. Chū, shǐ Kǒngzǐ wéi cìshèng, zhāoyáo shì guò zhī. [Pinyin]
One day, not long after the first month of Confucius's stay in Wey, Duke Ling and the Lady went out with the eunuch Yongqu joining them in their personal carriage. They ordered Confucius to follow them in another carriage as entourage, and paraded through the busy market streets.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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招搖過市

  1. to act ostentatiously in public; to flaunt one's scandals