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拿著雞毛當令箭 (naa4 zoek6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3) — to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful in Cantonese

naaˎ₄拿zoekˍ₆著gaiˉ¹雞mouˎ₄毛dong˗₃當lingˍ₆令zin˗₃箭
简 拿着鸡毛当令箭
Mandarin Pinyin: na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4

Meaning of 拿著雞毛當令箭

nounto overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful

Example Sentences with 拿著雞毛當令箭

keoiˏ₅佢naaˎ₄拿zoek˗₃著gaiˉ¹雞mouˎ₄毛dongˉ¹當lingˍ₆令zin˗₃箭。
He's treating a triviality as an important order.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好naaˎ₄拿zoek˗₃著gaiˉ¹雞mouˎ₄毛dongˉ¹當lingˍ₆令zin˗₃箭。
Don't overstate your authority.
keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係naaˎ₄拿zoek˗₃著gaiˉ¹雞mouˎ₄毛dongˉ¹當lingˍ₆令zin˗₃箭。
He really likes to boss people around.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好naaˎ₄拿zoek˗₃著gaiˉ¹雞mouˎ₄毛dongˉ¹當lingˍ₆令zin˗₃箭。
Stop acting like you're in charge of everything.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日naaˎ₄拿zoek˗₃著gaiˉ¹雞mouˎ₄毛dongˉ¹當lingˍ₆令zin˗₃箭。
He always acts like he has authority.
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Characters in 拿著雞毛當令箭

拿naa4
take; hold in one's hand; grasp
著zyu3
write; compile; record
雞gai1
a prostitute or a woman in a sexual capacity
毛mou4
gross; untouched; unpolished
當dong1
should; ought to; must
箭zin3
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