Definition & Meaning

be arrogant and domineering; become powerful and intransigent

Word usage

fēi yáng bá hù

飞 扬 跋 扈

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derogbe arrogant and domineering; become powerful and intransigent
- fǎn dòng pài fēi yáng bá hù
  反动派飞扬跋扈。
  Reactionaries have become so domineering.
- tā fēi yáng bá hù
  他飞扬跋扈。
  He is a domineering sort of fellow.
- guān bīng fēi yáng bá hù
  官兵飞扬跋扈。
  Officers and soldiers were very arrogant.
synonym
héng xíng bà dào横行霸道 zhuān hèng bá hù专横跋扈 bá hù fēi yáng跋扈飞扬
antonym
píng yì jìn rén平易近人

Word usage

Note
"跋" cannot be written as "拔".

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