炫耀
xuàn yào
Pinyin

Definition

炫耀
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xuàn yào
  1. dazzling
  2. to show off
  3. to flaunt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

炫
xuàn
  1. 1 to dazzle
  2. 2 to boast
  3. 3 to show off
  4. 4 (slang) cool
  5. 5 awesome
闪耀
shǎn yào
  1. 1 to glint
  2. 2 to glitter
  3. 3 to sparkle
  4. 4 to radiate
荣耀
róng yào
  1. 1 honor
  2. 2 glory
炫耀
xuàn yào
  1. 1 dazzling
  2. 2 to show off
  3. 3 to flaunt
照耀
zhào yào
  1. 1 to shine
  2. 2 to illuminate

Idioms (3)

光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
  1. 1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  2. 2 to bluff
  3. 3 to bluster

Sample Sentences

会捉老鼠的猫不叫，你别总是炫耀自己，多做事，少说话。
huìzhuōlǎoshǔdemāobùjiào ，nǐ bié zǒngshì xuànyào zìjǐ ，duō zuòshì ，shǎo shuōhuà 。
Still waters run deep. Don’t show off all the time. Do more and talk less.
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广东人爱吃野味是全国有名的，一般来讲，普通百姓吃大众野味，比如兔子，猫之类的，可是你说的这些可都是受法律保护的野生动物，食用它们是违法的。但正是因为这样，一些有钱人就以此来炫耀自己的经济实力或向来宾显示自己的诚意。我觉得这种行为特别不人道，实在应该被禁止。
guǎngdōngrén ài chī yěwèi shì quánguó yǒumíng de ，yībān lái jiǎng ，pǔtōng bǎixìng chī dàzhòng yěwèi ，bǐrú tùzi ，māo zhīlèi de ，kěshì nǐ shuō de zhèxiē kě dōu shì shòu fǎlǜ bǎohù de yěshēng dòngwù ，shíyòng tāmen shì wéifǎ de 。dàn zhèng shì yīnwèi zhèyàng ，yīxiē yǒuqián rén jiù yǐcǐ lái xuànyào zìjǐ de jīngjǐ shílì huò xiàng láibīn xiǎnshì zìjǐ de chéngyì 。wǒ juéde zhèzhǒng xíngwéi tèbié bù réndào ，shízài yīnggāi bèi jìnzhǐ 。
Cantonese people are famous all over China for loving to eat game. Generally, ordinary people eat common game, like rabbits, cats and such. But the ones you're talking about were all protected wild animals. Eating them is illegal. But it's just because of this that some rich people use this as a chance to show off their wealth, or to show their clients their sincerity. I think it's really inhumane, and it really should be forbidden.
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