拿着鸡毛当令箭

ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn

Definitions

1. to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

Child Words of 拿着鸡毛当令箭

• 令 lǐng: classifier for a ream of paper
• 令 lìng: to order
• 当 dāng: (onom.) dong
• 拿 ná: to seize
• 毛 máo: hair
• 当 dàng: at or in the very same...
• 箭 jiàn: arrow
• 着 zhāo: (chess) move
• 着 zháo: to touch
• 着 zhe: aspect particle indicating action in progress
• 着 zhuó: to wear (clothes)
• 鸡 jī: fowl
• 令箭 lìng jiàn: arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)
• 当令 dāng lìng: to be in season
• 鸡毛 jī máo: chicken feather