獨斷

See also: 独断

Chinese

		alone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only	to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly
trad. (獨斷)		獨	斷
simp. (独断)		独	断

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dúduàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ dyun³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): to̍k-toǎn / to̍k-toàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dúduàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dúduàn
    • Wade–Giles: tu²-tuan⁴
    • Yale: dú-dwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwuduann
    • Palladius: дудуань (duduanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: duk⁶ dyun³
    • Yale: duhk dyun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ dyn³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ dün³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² tyːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-toǎn
    • Tâi-lô: to̍k-tuǎn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚²⁴⁻² tuan²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-toàn
    • Tâi-lô: to̍k-tuàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dogdoaxn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tuan²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan¹¹/

Verb

獨斷

1. to make decisions on one's own; to be arbitrary

Synonyms

• 專擅／专擅 (zhuānshàn)
• 專斷／专断 (zhuānduàn)
• 專輒／专辄 (zhuānzhé) (literary)
• 擅自作主 (shànzì zuòzhǔ)

 

Antonyms

• 商議／商议 (shāngyì)

Adjective

獨斷

1. (attributive) arbitrary; dictatorial; dogmatic

Synonyms

• 專制／专制 (zhuānzhì)

Proper noun

獨斷

1. Solitary Decisions (fragmentary text dated late Han era or later, attributed to Cai Yong)

Derived terms

• 獨斷專行／独断专行 (dúduànzhuānxíng)
• 獨斷獨行／独断独行 (dúduàndúxíng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (獨斷):

• → Japanese: 独(どく)断(だん) (dokudan)
• → Korean: 독단(獨斷) (dokdan)
• → Vietnamese: độc đoán (獨斷)