揸住雞毛當令箭 (zaa1 zyu6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3 | zha1 zhu4 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4) : to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful

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揸住雞毛當令箭

zaa1 zyu6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3

zha1 zhu4 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4

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

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

揸住雞毛當令箭 / 揸住鸡毛当令箭

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揸 zaa1 - to drive, to pilot
住 zyu6 - live, reside, stay
雞 gai1 - chicken
毛 mou4 - hair; fur; feathers
當 dong1 dong3 - work as; in charge; appropriate; regard as
令 ling6 - order; cause; season
箭 zin3 - arrow

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