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威福自己

Mandarin · pinyin wēi fú zì jǐ

to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)

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威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

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1–2–4–3 · wei1 fu2 zi4 ji3

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wai1 fuk1 zi6 gei2

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