独断 (獨斷)
dú duàn
Pinyin
Definition
独断 (獨斷)
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- to decide alone without consultation
- arbitrary
- dictatorial
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一刀两断
- 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
- 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一枝独秀
- 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
- 3 outstanding
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
- 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
- 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
- 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
伤筋断骨
- 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
割袍断义
- 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
- 2 to break all friendly ties