to develop vigorously; ostentatious display (usu. in 铺张扬厉)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to carry forward vigorously; to spread and display
literaryPrimarily used in the literary idiom 铺张扬厉 (pū zhāng yáng lì), meaning to make an ostentatious display, to be extravagant in one's show of wealth or power, or to describe writing that is overly elaborate and verbose.
Tā他
men们
fǎn反
duì对
nà那
zhǒng种
pū铺
zhāng张
yáng扬
lì厉
、
pū铺
zhāng张
làng浪
fèi费
de的
zuò作
fēng风
。
They opposed that style of ostentatious display and extravagant waste.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
guò过
yú于
pū铺
zhāng张
yáng扬
lì厉
，
quē缺
fá乏
shí实
zhì质
nèi内
róng容
。
This article is excessively elaborate and verbose, lacking substantive content.
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Diǎn典
lǐ礼
bù不
yīng应
pū铺
zhāng张
yáng扬
lì厉
，
ér而
yīng应
jiǎn简
yuē约
zhuāng庄
zhòng重
。
The ceremony should not be ostentatious, but rather simple and solemn.