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Home / Idiom / 横行霸道

to oppress · to rule as a despot · to tyrannize

横行霸道
héng xíng bà dào
h+éng·2nd tonex+íng·2nd toneb+à·4th toned+ào·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
despotic · imperious and despotic · ride roughshod over · tyrannical · presuming专横跋扈zhuān hèng bá hùto run amok (idiom); to commit outrages胡作非为hú zuò fēi wéi(idiom) to do whatever one pleases为所欲为wéi suǒ yù wéirude and unreasonable蛮横mán hèngtyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people作威作福zuò wēi zuò fúlit. to hide the sky with one hand · to hide the truth from the masses一手遮天yī shǒu zhē tiān
Antonyms
to be content with one's lot (idiom) · to know one's place安分守己ān fèn shǒu jǐto carry out official duties and observe the law奉公守法fèng gōng shǒu fǎ
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