霸道

Chinese

		feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
simp. and trad. (霸道)		霸	道

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàdào

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bahdaw
  - IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

霸道

rule by might (as opposed to the way of a legitimate king who practices benevolent governance); governance in a despotic way

Antonyms

王道 (wángdào)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàdào

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàdào → bàdao (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ → ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bah.daw
  - IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /pä⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/

Adjective

霸道

(of a person, method, etc.) overbearing; high-handed
這人真霸道，一點兒道理也不講。 [MSC, trad.]
这人真霸道，一点儿道理也不讲。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè rén zhēn bàdao, yīdiǎnr dàolǐ yě bù jiǎng. [Pinyin]
This person is overbearing and refuses to talk any sense.

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 壓霸／压霸 (ah-pà)

Derived terms

橫行霸道／横行霸道

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàdao, bàdào

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄠ, ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàdao
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bah.dau
  - IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bahdaw
  - IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Adjective

霸道

(colloquial, of medicine, alcohol, etc.) strong; potent

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