大權獨攬

Chinese

		great power or authority	to hold all in one's hands; to monopolize; to arrogate
trad. (大權獨攬)		大權	獨攬
simp. (大权独揽)		大权	独揽

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàquándúlǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ kyun⁴ duk⁶ laam⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàquándúlǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahchyuandwulaan
  - IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tu³⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ kyun⁴ duk⁶ laam⁵
  - Yale: daaih kyùhn duhk láahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ kyn⁴ duk⁹ laam⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ kün⁴ dug⁶ lam⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ tʊk̚² läːm¹³/

Idiom

大權獨攬

to centralize power in one person's hands to deal with major issues; to arrogate all authority to oneself

Synonyms

獨攬大權／独揽大权 (dúlǎndàquán)

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