拿着鸡毛当令箭

Traditional form:

拿著雞毛當令箭

Pinyin (reading):

názhejīmáodànglìngjiàn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 拿 - to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take
• 着 - to make a move, to take action
• 鸡 - chicken
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 令 - command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
• 箭 - arrow; a type of bamboo

Traditional characters:

• 拿 - to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known
• 雞 - chicken
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 令 - command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
• 箭 - arrow; a type of bamboo