招摇 (招搖) zhāoyáo

  1. zhāoyáo verb to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 夸耀 (CC-CEDICT '招搖'; Guoyu '招搖' 1; Mathews 1931 '招搖', p. 27)
  2. zhāoyáo verb to shake; to sway
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 摇动 (Guoyu '招搖' 2; Mathews 1931 '招搖', p. 27)
  3. zhāoyáo proper noun Zhaoyao
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Name of a star (Guoyu '招搖' 3)

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招摇撞骗招摇过市

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