put up a pageantry

put up a pageantry

Bravado, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced D à zh à ngsh à ngsh à, which basically means to create bravado and expand influence. It comes from the biography of Li Shizhong in the history of Song Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Build momentum and expand influence.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Li Shizhong in the history of Song Dynasty, it is said that "today's construction will spread its troops and make a big noise."

Idiom usage

In Volume 15 of Yu jideng's allusions in Ming Dynasty, it is said that if you are small as Wei Ying and Wang yingdai, you will harm others Gao Yang's complete biography of Hu Xueyan, the merchant of Hongding: "Li Hongzhang's mind is similar to that of Zuo Zongtang's. he intends to make a big show and attack Huzhou. He can't see it like the recovery of Jinling."