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仗勢欺人

简仗势欺人 · 繁仗勢欺人

Mandarin · pinyin zhàng shì qī rén

to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
to kick people around

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仗: zhàng · rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry
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欺: qī · cheat, double-cross, deceive
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
势: shì · power, force; tendency

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4–4–1–2 · zhang4 shi4 qi1 ren2

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zoeng6 sai3 hei1 jan4

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verb

to rely on one's power to bully others; to throw one's weight around

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