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despotic · imperious and despotic · ride roughshod over · tyrannical · presuming

专横跋扈
zhuān hèng bá hù
zh+uān·1st toneh+èng·4th toneb+á·2nd toneh+ù·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to oppress · to rule as a despot · to tyrannize横行霸道héng xíng bà dàoto behave recklessly恣行无忌zì xíng wú jìabsolutely unrestrained · unbridled · without the slightest scruple肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànrude and unreasonable蛮横mán hèngoutrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)悍然不顾hàn rán bù gùto decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action · a law unto oneself独断专行dú duàn zhuān xíng
Antonyms
refined and courteous · urbane彬彬有礼bīn bīn yǒu lǐa modest, self-disciplined gentleman · a hypocritically modest person谦谦君子qiān qiān jūn zǐ
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