bà

霸业

Word · NounTraditional霸

domination; hegemony; overlordship

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the enterprise of dominating feudal lords or maintaining hegemony; overlordship

literary

A historical term referring to the enterprise of a hegemon who dominated other feudal lords. Often used in classical or historical contexts.

Qí齐
Huán桓
gōng公
chéng成
jiù就
le了
Chūn春
qiū秋
shǒu首
bà霸
de的
bà霸
yè业
 。

Duke Huan of Qi achieved the first overlordship in the Spring and Autumn period.

Tā他
yī一
shēng生
zhì致
lì力
yú于
jiàn建
lì立
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shāng商
yè业
bà霸
yè业
 。

He devoted his life to building his own commercial empire.

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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
 ,
xǔ许
duō多
dì帝
wáng王
dōu都
mèng梦
xiǎng想
zhe着
wán完
chéng成
bù不
xiǔ朽
de的
bà霸
yè业
 。

Throughout history, many emperors have dreamed of achieving an immortal hegemonic enterprise.