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下馬威 (haa6 maa5 wai1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

下馬威 (haa6 maa5 wai1, xià mǎ wēi) — display of severity immediately on taking office; (fig.) initial show of strength

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 下下 (haa6 haa6) — often; always; regularly (spoken)
• 下世投胎 (haa6 sai3 tau4 toi1) — reincarnation
• 下中農 (haa6 zung1 nung4) — Low-middle class peasant
• 下乘 (haa6 sing6) — Inferior;bad quality
• 下人 (haa6 jan4) — servant
• 下低 (haa6 dai1) — (adverb; preposition) under; below; underneath; lower

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