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威福
wēi​fú

punishment and reward

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 擅作威福 shàn​zuò​wēi​fú to abuse power
    To punish or reward according to one's own whims; to assume absolute power and bully others for personal gain.
  • 威福自己 wēi​fú​zì​jǐ to exercise power arbitrarily
    (idiom) To hold total power over rewards and punishments; to abuse one's position to act according to one's own whims.
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