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招摇过市
Pinyin: zhāo yáo guò shì

Usage: 偏正式;作谓语、状语、定语;含贬义

Explanation: 招摇张扬炫耀;市闹市,指人多的地方。指在公开场合大摇大摆显示声势,引人注意。

Source: 《史记·孔子世家》居卫月余,灵公与夫人同车,宦者雍渠参乘,出,使孔子为次乘,招摇市过之。”

Example: 这几个人,穿着奇装异服,~,得意洋洋。

Riddle: 货郎;买卖人上街

No. 2
  Deliberately to cause people to show off his attention. A phrase from the "Historical Records. Confucius Home "" Home Health more than a month, Ling Gong and his wife, car, Huanzhe Yong channel parameters by, out of, so for the time by Confucius, swagger through the city. "
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zhāo yáo guò shì
  Describe intentional bravado before the masses, boasted that he, in order to get attention
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No. 4
  Deliberately to cause people to show off his attention. A phrase from the "Historical Records Peer Confucius": "Home health more than a month, Ling Gong and his wife with car, Huanzhe Yong channel parameters by, out of, so for the time by Confucius, swagger through the city." Qing Xuan Ding, "Night Rain Autumn Light recorded liar ":" father and son are dressed serving five items, the streets. "Lu Xun" 且介亭杂文 the second set of books of resurrection and the drive to create ":" If only Krzysztof quick draft, or the repository of books in the corner , change in new forms through the streets ... ... the evil influence of the school community is very small. "Xuezhao" Work Is Beautiful "on Volume III of the Second:" She does not like the limelight, the streets, she always hated Chutoulumian, be dramatic. "
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No. 5
  【词 目】 招摇过市 使用频率 常用
  【发 音】 zhāo yáo ɡuò shì
  【释 义】 招摇:张扬炫耀;市:闹市,指人多的地方。指在公开场合大摇大摆显示声势,引人注意。
  【出 处】 《庄子·达生》:“今汝饰知以惊愚,修身以明污,昭昭乎若揭日月而行也。”
  【示 例】毛泽东《向国民党的十点要求》:“若夫暗藏之汪精卫则招摇过市,窃据要津;匿影藏形,深入社会。”
  【用 法】 偏正式;作谓语、状语、定语;含贬义; 指故意引人注意。
  【英 文】 swagger through the streets--blatantly seek publicity
  【近义词】 引人注目、白日衣绣
  【灯谜面】 货郎;买卖人上街
成语词典
  成语名称
  招摇过市
  汉语拼音
  zhāo yáo guò shì
  成语释义
  招摇:张扬炫耀;市:闹市,指人多的地方。指在公开场合大摇大摆显示声势,引人注意。
  成语出处
  《史记·孔子世家》:“居卫月余,灵公与夫人同车,宦者雍渠参乘,出,使孔子为次乘,招摇市过之。”
  使用例句
  这几个人,穿着奇装异服,招摇过市,得意洋洋。
English Expression
  1. n.:  cut a shine,  strut around,  cut a swath,  swagger through the streets— blatantly seek publicity,  swagger through the streets, blatantly seek publicity
  2. v.:   swagger around town,   swagger down the streets
Thesaurus
unwilling to let the other fellow hold the center stage, unwilling, dissatisfaction for being left alone; hate to be neglected (over looked), Unwilling to lie low, unwilling, Not descendants, Baizhang success in, Continuing success, a notch above others, After the rushed fear, Join wait a bit, to rise and make a hot chase, do all one can to catch up, Leapfrogging, Unimpeded, change more, try hard to catch up, Embroidered clothes day
Antonym
the whole family amusement, family happiness, in a embarrasing state, Not seeking active power, But they try too, relate, be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody, Bamianzhenglong, act as go-between, unite together with all the faith and dedication capable of, Mollified, be willing to be middle reaches (of a river), acknowledge the corn, work as a go-between, jib, heavy Ascribe Ok, fink out, give us your fist, fall short of the best but be better than the worst
Containing Phrases
fervency Miami Elegant demeanour Huola Alluvion girl cut a shine