dào

common

Meaning of 霸道

霸道 means hegemonic rule; authoritarian rule; overbearing; tyrannical. Pronounced bà dào.

  • hegemonic rule; authoritarian rule
  • overbearing; tyrannical

Definitions & Examples

Qín
cháo
céng
jīng
tuī
xíng
dào
zhì
guó
de
zhèng
 

The Qin Dynasty once implemented hegemonic governance policies.

Mèng
zhǔ
zhāng
wáng
dào
 
fǎn
duì
dào
 

Mencius advocated benevolent rule and opposed hegemonic rule.

Yǒu
xiē
guó
jiā
de
duì
wài
zhèng
dài
yǒu
míng
xiǎn
de
dào
cǎi
 

The foreign policies of some countries have obvious hegemonic overtones.

dào
zhèng
zhì
wǎng
wǎng
huì
yǐn
mín
zhòng
de
fǎn
kàng
 

Authoritarian rule often triggers public resistance.

shǐ
shàng
hěn
duō
guó
dōu
yīn
tuī
xíng
dào
ér
zǒu
xiàng
shuāi
luò
 

Many empires in history have declined due to their pursuit of hegemonic rule.