大權獨攬

Chinese

		great power or authority	to hold all in one's hands; to monopolize; to arrogate
trad. (大權獨攬)		大權	獨攬
simp. (大权独揽)		大权	独揽
anagram		獨攬大權／独揽大权

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàquándúlǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ kyun⁴ duk⁶ laam⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàquándúlǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàcyuándúlǎn
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-chʻüan²-tu²-lan³
    • Yale: dà-chywán-dú-lǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahchyuandwulaan
    • Palladius: дацюаньдулань (dacjuanʹdulanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tu³⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ kyun⁴ duk⁶ laam⁵
    • Yale: daaih kyùhn duhk láahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ kyn⁴ duk⁹ laam⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ kün⁴ dug⁶ lam⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ tʊk̚² laːm¹³/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 大權獨攬

1. to centralize power in one person's hands to deal with major issues; to arrogate all authority to oneself

Synonyms

• 獨攬大權／独揽大权 (dúlǎndàquán)