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大吆小喝
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大吆小喝

大吆小喝 — “To yell and shout loudly, often in an angry or aggressive manner”

大吆小喝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to yell and shout loudly, often in an angry or aggressive manner”. To make a great fuss and scold.

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大吆小喝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

大吆小喝 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
吆
yāo6shout to attract attention
小
xiǎo3small, little, young, minor
喝
hē12drink

Example Sentence with 大吆小喝

他一进门就开始对大家大吆小喝,屋里的气氛一下子变得很紧张。
As soon as he walked in, he started yelling and scolding everyone, and the atmosphere in the room immediately became very tense.

Idioms Related to 大吆小喝

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

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Questions about 大吆小喝

What does 大吆小喝 mean?

大吆小喝 (dà yāo xiǎo hē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to yell and shout loudly, often in an angry or aggressive manner”.

How do you pronounce 大吆小喝?

大吆小喝 is pronounced dà yāo xiǎo hē in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 大吆小喝?

大声喊叫、谩骂。

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