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橫行霸道

waang4 hong4 ;waang4 hang4 baa3 dou6

heng4/2 (Taiwan/PRC) xing2 ba4 dao4

ride roughshod; play the tyrant; tyrannize; domineer

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

橫行霸道 / 横行霸道

This word was added by bybell on 15th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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橫 waang4 waang6 gwong1 huang4 guang4 guang1 heng2 {heng - [1] crosswise; horizontal; lateral [2] east to
行 haang4 hang4 hong4 hang6 xing2 hang2 - walk; travel; profession; business line
霸 baa3 paak3 po4 ba4 - [1] [v] rule by might rather than right; domin
道 dou6 dao4 - path, road, the way; method

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