基本解释
拼音：dǎ xià mǎ wēi
注音：ㄉㄚˇㄒㄧㄚˋㄇㄚˇㄨㄟ
解释：官吏初到任时，严厉对待属员，并加以责打，以显示威风。后也指初见面时借故给人出难题，以显示自己的权威。
出处：清·黄六鸿《福惠全书》：“执所携巴棍而毒殴之，名曰打下马威。”
英语：deal a head-on blow at the first encounter
单字解释：
打
下
马
威
英语解释
When officials first arrived, they treated their subordinates severely and punished them to show their authority. Later, it also refers to giving excuses to people to give problems when they first meet, so as to show their authority.
