僭越

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Chinese

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usurp
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
trad. (僭越)
simp. #(僭越)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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僭越

  1. (literary) to overstep one's authority; to usurp
    司法僭越破壞民主 [MSC, trad.]
    司法僭越破坏民主 [MSC, simp.]
    sīfǎ jiànyuè pòhuài mínzhǔ [Pinyin]
    the judiciary has overstepped its authority and destroyed democracy

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せん
Hyōgai
えつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃e̞t͡sɨ]

Adjective

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(せん)(えつ) (sen'etsu-na (adnominal (せん)(えつ) (sen'etsu na), adverbial (せん)(えつ) (sen'etsu ni))

  1. presumptuous, arrogant

Inflection

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