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擅作威福
shàn​zuò​wēi​fú

to abuse power

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 擅 shàn adverb
    without authority
    (bound form) to act without authority; to do something without permission or on one's own initiative
  2. 作 zuò verb
    to do
    to do; to make; to engage in an activity; often interchangeable with 做 zuò in set phrases
  3. 威福 wēi​fú
    tyrannical power
    (literary) tyrannical authority or prestige, often used to refer to someone who abuses their power
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