chēng​wáng

to proclaim oneself king

  • created sense approved 称王/稱王 · chēng​wáng · to proclaim oneself king — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    称王 / 稱王

    chēng​wáng

    to proclaim oneself king

    To declare oneself as king; to rule over a region.

    称, 王

    称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to claim 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · king

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 称王/稱王 · chēng​wáng · to be the champion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    称王 / 稱王

    chēng​wáng

    to be the champion

    To reign supreme in a particular field; to win a championship or be the best at something.

    称, 王

    称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to claim 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · best of its kind

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

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