飞扬跋扈 in English fei1 yang2 ba2 hu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • bossy and domineering
  • throwing one's weight about

Simplified Characters

飞 扬 跋 扈

Traditional Characters

飛 揚 跋 扈

Pinyin

fei1 yang2 ba2 hu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

飞fei1to fly 扬yang2abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] 跋ba2postscript 扈hu4surname Hu