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獨霸一方

简独霸一方 · 繁獨霸一方

Mandarin · pinyin dú bà yī fāng

to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
to hold as one's personal fiefdom

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霸: bà · rule by might rather than right
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–4–1–1 · du2 ba4 yi1 fang1

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duk6 baa3 jat1 fong1

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