下车作威 — “To immediately display one's authority or power upon arrival”
下车作威 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to immediately display one's authority or power upon arrival”. To show one's prowess or strictness right from the start, often to intimidate or establish dominance. Literally, “Get off the carriage and display authority”.
下车作威 Pronunciation and Pinyin
下车作威 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 下
- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
- xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
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What does 下车作威 mean?
下车作威 (xià chē zuò wēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to immediately display one's authority or power upon arrival”.
How do you pronounce 下车作威?
下车作威 is pronounced xià chē zuò wēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下车作威 literally mean?
Literally, 下车作威 means “Get off the carriage and display authority”. It is used to mean “to immediately display one's authority or power upon arrival”.
What is the Chinese definition of 下车作威?
原指封建时代官吏一到任，就显示威风，严办下属。后泛指一开头就向对方显示一点厉害。