wú​miǎn​zhī​wáng

uncrowned king

  • created reference approved 无冕之王/無冕之王 → 名 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无冕之王 / 無冕之王 wú​miǎn​zhī​wáng

    名 míng

    classifier

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  • created reference approved 无冕之王/無冕之王 → 无冕王/無冕王 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无冕之王 / 無冕之王 wú​miǎn​zhī​wáng

    无冕王 / 無冕王 wú​miǎn​wáng

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 无冕之王/無冕之王 · wú​miǎn​zhī​wáng · uncrowned king — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无冕之王 / 無冕之王

    wú​miǎn​zhī​wáng

    uncrowned king

    Someone who lacks an official title or position but wields significant power and influence, most commonly referring to journalists.

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 冕 (literal) → 冕 · miǎn · crown 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · king

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