掉书袋 in English diao4 shu1 dai4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to wave around one's bookbag (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to show off one's erudition
  • a person who does so

Simplified Characters

掉 书 袋

Traditional Characters

掉 書 袋

Pinyin

diao4 shu1 dai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

掉diao4to fall 书shu1abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] 袋dai4pouch