拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

CHARACTERS

拿 ná
HSK 3
take, hold, grasp; bring; with
著 zhe
HSK 4
manifest; (Cant.) to wear
雞 jī chickens; domestic fowl
毛 máo
HSK 4
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
當 dàng bear, accept, undertake; just
令 lìng
HSK 5
command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
箭 jiàn
HSK 6
arrow; type of bamboo