作福作威
zuò​fú​zuò​wēi

to throw one's weight around

  • created reference approved 作福作威 → 作威作福 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作福作威 zuò​fú​zuò​wēi

    作威作福 zuò​wēi​zuò​fú

    variant

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  • created sense approved 作福作威 · zuò​fú​zuò​wēi · to throw one's weight around — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作福作威

    zuò​fú​zuò​wēi

    to throw one's weight around

    To abuse one's power or influence to bully or oppress others

    作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to do 福 (literal) → 福 · fú · good fortune 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to do 威 (literal) → 威 · wēi · might

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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