獨斷
See also: 独断
Chinese
alone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only |
to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獨斷) | 獨 | 斷 | |
| simp. (独断) | 独 | 断 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dúduàn
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dúduàn
- Wade–Giles: tu2-tuan4
- Yale: dú-dwàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwuduann
- Palladius: дудуань (duduanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: duk6 dyun3
- Yale: duhk dyun
- Cantonese Pinyin: duk9 dyn3
- Guangdong Romanization: dug6 dün3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊk̚² tyːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-toǎn
- Tâi-lô: to̍k-tuǎn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚²⁴⁻² tuan²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-toàn
- Tâi-lô: to̍k-tuàn
- Phofsit Daibuun: dogdoaxn
- IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan²¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tuan²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Verb
獨斷
- to make decisions on one's own; to be arbitrary
Synonyms
Antonyms
Adjective
獨斷
- (attributive) arbitrary; dictatorial; dogmatic
Synonyms
Proper noun
獨斷
- Solitary Decisions (fragmentary text dated late Han era or later, attributed to Cai Yong)