created reference approved 霸王 → 项羽/項羽 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
霸王 bàwáng
项羽 / 項羽 xiàngyǔ
see
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created sense approved 霸王 · bàwáng · overlord — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
霸王
bàwáng
overlord
a powerful ruler, hegemon, or despot; a person who rules by force rather than by legal right
霸 (literal) → 霸 · bà · hegemon 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · king
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created sense approved 霸王 · bàwáng · Xiang Yu — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
霸王
bàwáng
Xiang Yu
refers specifically to Xiang Yu (232-202 BC), a prominent military leader and rival to the founder of the Han dynasty, who styled himself the "Hegemon-King of Western Chu"
霸 (literal) → 霸 · bà · hegemon 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · king
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created sense approved 霸王 · bàwáng · bully — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
霸王
bàwáng
bully
an extremely overbearing or tyrannical person; one who behaves in a high-handed and aggressive manner
霸 (literal) → 霸 · bà · bully 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · best of its kind
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created sense approved 霸王 · bàwáng · hegemons and kings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
霸王
bàwáng
hegemons and kings
hegemons (powerful lords) and kings (rightful rulers); in classical political philosophy, those who rule by might versus those who rule by virtue
霸 (literal) → 霸 · bà · hegemon 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · king
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created sense approved 霸王 · bàwáng · monopoly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
霸王
bàwáng
monopoly
(of a product or business) having total dominance or a monopoly in its market
霸 (literal) → 霸 · bà · to dominate 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · best of its kind
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