cunning and overbearing; treacherous and tyrannical
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
cunning and overbearing; treacherous and tyrannical
derogatoryDescribes a person who uses deceitful methods and unreasonable force to get their way.
Nà那
ge个
cūn村
gàn干
bù部
wéi为
rén人
diāo刁
hèng横
，
cūn村
mín民
men们
dōu都
gǎn敢
nù怒
bù不
gǎn敢
yán言
。
That village official is cunning and overbearing; the villagers are angry but dare not speak out.
Tā他
kào靠
zhe着
diāo刁
hèng横
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
bà霸
zhàn占
le了
bié别
rén人
de的
tǔ土
dì地
。
He seized someone else's land through treacherous and tyrannical means.
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Cǐ此
rén人
xìng性
gé格
diāo刁
hèng横
，
wú无
lǐ理
yě也
yào要
zhēng争
sān三
fēn分
。
This person has a cunning and overbearing character; they will argue even when they are in the wrong.
Duì对
fu付
zhè这
zhǒng种
diāo刁
hèng横
zhī之
rén人
，
jiǎng讲
dào道
lǐ理
shì是
méi没
yòng用
de的
。
Reasoning is useless when dealing with someone so treacherous and tyrannical.