a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
trad. 狗仗人勢
Also written 狗仗人勢【gǒu zhàng rén shì】
Characters in this word
4狗
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dog, CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- Pinyin
- gǒu
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 634 of 2500
仗
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weaponry, to hold (a weapon), to wield, to rely on, to depend on, war, battle
- Pinyin
- zhàng
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 9168 of 2500
人
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person; people, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 30 of 2500
势
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power, influence, potential, momentum, tendency, trend, situation, conditions, outward appearance, sign, gesture, male genitals
- Pinyin
- shì
- Traditional
- 勢
- Strokes
- 8