濫用

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See also: 滥用

Chinese

excessive; indiscriminate to use
trad. (濫用)
simp. (滥用)

Pronunciation


Verb

濫用

  1. to abuse; to misuse
    濫用權力滥用权力  ―  lànyòng quánlì  ―  to abuse one's power
    濫用職權滥用职权  ―  lànyòng zhíquán  ―  to abuse one's authority

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Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
らん
Grade: S
よう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 濫用 – see the following entry.
乱用らんよう
misuse, abuse
overuse
to misuse, to abuse
to overuse
(This term, 濫用, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

濫用 (namyong) (hangeul 남용)

  1. hanja form? of 남용 (abuse)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

濫用

  1. chữ Hán form of lạm dụng (to abuse).