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Chinese
Etymology
居衛月餘，靈公與夫人同車，宦者雍渠參乘。出，使孔子為次乘，招搖市過之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
居卫月余，灵公与夫人同车，宦者雍渠参乘。出，使孔子为次乘，招摇市过之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Jū Wèi yuè yú, Línggōng yǔ fūrén tóngchē, huànzhě Yōngqú cānshèng. Chū, shǐ Kǒngzǐ wéi cìshèng, zhāoyáo shì guò zhī.
- One day, not long after the first month of Confucius's stay in Wey, Duke Ling and the Lady went out with the eunuch Yongqu joining them in their personal carriage. They ordered Confucius to follow them in another carriage as entourage, and paraded through the busy market streets.
Pronunciation
Idiom
招搖過市
- to act ostentatiously in public; to flaunt one's scandals