土皇帝
tǔ​huáng​dì

local tyrant, local despot

  • created reference approved 土皇帝 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土皇帝 tǔ​huáng​dì

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 土皇帝 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土皇帝 tǔ​huáng​dì

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 土皇帝 · tǔ​huáng​dì · local tyrant, local despot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土皇帝

    tǔ​huáng​dì

    local tyrant, local despot

    A local tyrant or bully who rules a territory like a king, historically referring to warlords or landlords and now used to mock corrupt local officials.

    土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · local 皇帝 (literal) → 皇帝 · huáng​dì · emperor

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

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