大權在握

Chinese

		great power or authority	to be in one's hands; to be within one's grasp
trad. (大權在握)		大權	在握
simp. (大权在握)		大权	在握

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàquánzàiwò

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ kyun⁴ zoi⁶ aak¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàquánzàiwò
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahchyuantzaywoh
  - IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ kyun⁴ zoi⁶ aak¹
  - Yale: daaih kyùhn joih āak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ kyn⁴ dzoi⁶ aak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ kün⁴ zoi⁶ ag¹
  - IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ t͡sɔːy̯²² äːk̚⁵/

Idiom

大權在握

to have (hold) great power in one's hands; to be in a position of power

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