威福自己
wēi​fú​zì​jǐ

to exercise power arbitrarily

  • created sense approved 威福自己 · wēi​fú​zì​jǐ · to exercise power arbitrarily — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    威福自己

    wēi​fú​zì​jǐ

    to exercise power arbitrarily

    (idiom) To hold total power over rewards and punishments; to abuse one's position to act according to one's own whims.

    威福 (literal) → 威福 · wēi​fú · punishment and reward 自己 (literal) → 自己 · zì​jǐ · oneself

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