淫威
yín wēi
Pinyin
Definition
淫威
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- abuse of authority
- tyrannical abuse
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
作威作福
- 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
威福自己
- 1 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
威震天下
- 1 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
恩威兼施
- 1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
狐假虎威
- 1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people