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招摇过市
招搖過市
zhāoyáoguòshì
1. to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)

Character Breakdown

招
zhāo
to summon; to recruit; to levy
HSK 4 8 丶
摇
yáo
to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
HSK 5 13 丶
过
guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
HSK 2 6 丶
市
shì
city, town; market, fair; to trade
HSK 3 5 丶

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