Meaning of 招摇过市
招摇过市 means to parade oneself ostentatiously in public; to swagger through the streets attracting attention. Pronounced zhāo yáo guò shì.
- to parade oneself ostentatiously in public; to swagger through the streets attracting attention
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
kāi开
zhe着
háo豪
chē车
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
zhāo招
yáo摇
guò过
shì市
，
shēng生
pà怕
bié别
rén人
bù不
zhī知
dào道
tā他
fā发
le了
cái财
。
He always drives his luxury car through the streets showing off, afraid that others won't know he got rich.
Nà那
xiē些
míng明
xīng星
dài戴
zhe着
mò墨
jìng镜
、
wéi围
zhe着
wéi围
jīn巾
，
shēng生
pà怕
bèi被
rén人
rèn认
chū出
lái来
，
què却
yòu又
gù故
yì意
zhāo招
yáo摇
guò过
shì市
。
Those celebrities wear sunglasses and scarves, afraid of being recognized, yet deliberately parade themselves ostentatiously.
Zuò做
rén人
hái还
shì是
yào要
dī低
diào调
yī一
xiē些
，
bù不
yào要
yǒu有
diǎn点
chéng成
jì绩
jiù就
dào到
chù处
zhāo招
yáo摇
guò过
shì市
。
One should stay low-key in life; don't parade yourself around just because you've achieved something.