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路霸

Mandarin · pinyin lù bà

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(modern) uncivil driver; road hog
(PRC) person who sets up an illegal toll
(Tw) person who uses a part of the street as their private parking place

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路: lù · road, path, street; journey
霸: bà · rule by might rather than right

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4–4 · lu4 ba4

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noun

(Mainland China) highway robber
(Taiwan) someone who occupies a road or path for private use

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