jump around; act rampantly; rampant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to jump and leap about; (figurative) to act arrogantly and rampantly; to run amok
literaryOriginally described physical jumping, now chiefly used metaphorically for arrogant, unbridled behavior. Commonly appears in the idiom 跳梁小丑. Also written as 跳踉.
Tiào跳
liáng梁
xiǎo小
chǒu丑
zhōng终
jiù究
huì会
bèi被
lì历
shǐ史
táo淘
tài汰
。
Those jumping clowns will eventually be eliminated by history.
Zhè这
xiē些
è恶
shì势
lì力
zài在
shè社
huì会
shàng上
tiào跳
liáng梁
，
wēi危
hài害
bǎi百
xìng姓
。
These evil forces run amok in society, harming the common people.
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Zhuāng庄
zǐ子
bǐ笔
xià下
yǒu有
tiào跳
liáng梁
bá跋
hù扈
zhī之
hǔ虎
。
In Zhuangzi's writings, there are tigers that jump around and act domineering.