威风扫地 — “To completely lose one's prestige, authority, or reputation”
威风扫地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to completely lose one's prestige, authority, or reputation”. To be utterly discredited or disgraced. Literally, “Prestige swept to the ground”.
威风扫地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 威
- wēi威yí仪kǒng孔shí时dignified and solemn bearing highly appropriate
- wēi威fèng凤yī一yǔ羽a glimpse of excellence
- wēi威fèng凤piàn片yǔ羽a rare glimpse of excellence
- wēi威fèng凤xiáng祥lín麟rare talent appearing in prosperous times
- wēi威xíng刑sù肃wù物Maintain order through strict laws and severe penalties
- wēi威zūn尊mìng命jiàn贱Authority is revered, life is cheap
- wēi威zhèn振tiān天xià下Power and renown command universal awe
- wēi威wàng望sù素zhe着always having high prestige
- wēi威wàng望sù素zhù著long-established and widely recognized prestige
- wēi威wǔ武bù不qū屈Unyielding to force or intimidation
- wēi威wǔ武bù不néng能qū屈Unyielding to force or intimidation
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What does 威风扫地 mean?
威风扫地 (wēi fēng sǎo dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to completely lose one's prestige, authority, or reputation”.
How do you pronounce 威风扫地?
威风扫地 is pronounced wēi fēng sǎo dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 威风扫地 literally mean?
Literally, 威风扫地 means “Prestige swept to the ground”. It is used to mean “to completely lose one's prestige, authority, or reputation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 威风扫地?
完全丧失了威严和信誉。