橫行霸道

Chinese

to run amuck; to go on a rampage rule by might; governance in a despotic way
trad. (橫行霸道) 橫行 霸道
simp. (横行霸道) 横行 霸道

Pronunciation


Idiom

橫行霸道

  1. to act in a fierce, domineering and unreasonable way
    大閘蟹淮海路——橫行霸道 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    大闸蟹淮海路——横行霸道 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6du-zaq8-ha5 5tseu 6wa-he5-lu6 6waon-yin6-po5-dau6 [Wugniu]
    To be as domineering as a Chinese mitten crab crossing Huaihai Road (an idiom)

Synonyms

  • (Hakka) 橫打直過横打直过
  • (chiefly Eastern Jiangsu Wu) 橫兇霸道横凶霸道
  • (Northern Zhejiang Wu) 強橫霸道强横霸道