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威福
wēi​fú

punishment and reward

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
威福 wēi​fú
punishment and reward
(literary) power of punishment and reward; power over life and death
tyrannical power
(literary) tyrannical authority or prestige, often used to refer to someone who abuses their power
zuò wēi zuò fú
short for the idiom 作威作福 zuò​wēi​zuò​fú

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Abbreviation of

  • 作威作福 zuò​wēi​zuò​fú