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囂張跋扈

简嚣张跋扈 · 繁囂張跋扈

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo zhāng bá hù

arrogant and despotic

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
跋: bá · go by foot; epilogue, colophon
扈: hù · escort, retinue; insolent
嚣: xiāo · be noisy; treat with contempt
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet

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1–1–2–4 · xiao1 zhang1 ba2 hu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hiu1 zoeng1 bat6 wu6

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hiu1 zoeng1 bat6 wu6

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(idiomatic) arrogant and despotic; domineering and aggressive

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