Exalt one's power

Exalt one's power

Yang Wei Yao Wu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á NGW à iy à ow à, which means to show off force and prestige. It comes from the biography of Yu Wen, Mo Huai, etc. in the book of Wei.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object; used in writing

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: show off one's strength, show off one's strength

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Wei, biography of Yu Wen, Mo Huai and other Huns, it is said that "it is because the ancestors of the Wei family exalted their power, drove away their livestock and collected their tribes."

Idiom explanation

Show off one's strength and prestige.