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恶霸

Word · NounTraditional惡霸

local tyrant; bully

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

local tyrant; bully; despot

Refers to a person with power (often unofficial) who tyrannizes the common people in a specific locality.

Cūn村
mín民
men们
lián联
hé合
qǐ起
lái来
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
chǎn铲
chú除
le了
nà那
ge个
yú鱼
ròu肉
xiāng乡
lǐ里
de的
è恶
bà霸
 。

The villagers united and finally eradicated that local tyrant who preyed on them.

Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
 ,
tā他
shì是
dāng当
dì地
yǒu有
míng名
de的
è恶
bà霸
 ,
wú无
rén人
gǎn敢
rě惹
 。

In the old society, he was a notorious local bully that no one dared to provoke.

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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
shì视
jù剧
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
yī一
ge个
nóng农
mín民
rú如
hé何
fǎn反
kàng抗
è恶
bà霸
de的
gù故
shi事
 。

This TV series tells the story of a peasant who resists a local despot.