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擁兵自重

简拥兵自重 · 繁擁兵自重

Mandarin · pinyin yōng bīng zì zhòng

(of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government

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1–1–4–4 · yong1 bing1 zi4 zhong4

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jung2 bing1 zi6 zung6

Cantonese word readings for 擁兵自重. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) to control a sizable army and defy orders from higher or central authorities