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Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「大搖大擺」 for your learning.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「大搖大擺」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

His body sways when he walks. Describes the arrogant attitude of thinking oneself great.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dà yáo dà bǎi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

daai6 yiu4 daai6 baai2

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.