拿着鸡毛当令箭 in English na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang4 ling4 jian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiomatic expression); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

Simplified Characters

拿 着 鸡 毛 当 令 箭

Traditional Characters

拿 著 雞 毛 當 令 箭

Pinyin

na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang4 ling4 jian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拿na2old variant of 拿[na2] 着zhe5(chess) move 鸡ji1fowl 毛mao2surname Mao 当dang1(onom.) dong 令ling4see 令狐[Ling2 hu2] 箭jian4arrow