created sense approved 称孤道寡/稱孤道寡 · chēnggūdàoguǎ · to style oneself king — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
称孤道寡 / 稱孤道寡
chēnggūdàoguǎ
to style oneself king
To call oneself a monarch or ruler (historically, sovereigns referred to themselves as [[孤|孤|gu1]] or [[寡人|寡人|gua3 ren2]])
称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to call 孤 (literal) → 孤 · gū · I 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · to say 寡 (literal) → 寡 · guǎ · [self-address]
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created sense approved 称孤道寡/稱孤道寡 · chēnggūdàoguǎ · to lord it over others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
称孤道寡 / 稱孤道寡
chēnggūdàoguǎ
to lord it over others
To act in a self-important, overbearing, or arrogant manner, setting oneself up as a leader or boss
称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to claim 孤 (literal) → 孤 · gū · I 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · to say 寡 (literal) → 寡 · guǎ · [self-address]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition