wēi​fú

punishment and reward

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

    威福 wēi​fú

    作威作福 zuò​wēi​zuò​fú

    see

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

    威福 wēi​fú

    作威作福 zuò​wēi​zuò​fú

    abbreviation

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  • created sense approved 威福 · wēi​fú · punishment and reward — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    威福

    wēi​fú

    punishment and reward

    (literary) power of punishment and reward; power over life and death

    威 (literal) → 威 · wēi · might 福 (literal) → 福 · fú · good fortune

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  • created sense approved 威福 · wēi​fú · tyrannical power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    威福

    wēi​fú

    tyrannical power

    (literary) tyrannical authority or prestige, often used to refer to someone who abuses their power

    威 (literal) → 威 · wēi · might 福 (literal) → 福 · fú · good fortune

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  • created sense approved 威福 · wēi​fú · zuò wēi zuò fú — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    威福

    wēi​fú

    zuò wēi zuò fú

    short for the idiom [[作威作福|作威作福|zuo4 wei1 zuo4 fu2]]

    威 (literal) → 威 · wēi · might 福 (literal) → 福 · fú · good fortune

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