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Chinese
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feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp
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encroach; soar; thick ice
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trad. (霸凌/霸淩)
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霸
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凌/淩
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simp. (霸凌)
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霸
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凌
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Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English bullying.
Pronunciation
Verb
霸凌
- (transitive) to bully; to intimidate
Synonyms
- 凌勒 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 凌虐 (língnüè) (formal)
- 凌逼 (língbī) (literary)
- 恰 (hap1) (Cantonese)
- 欺侮 (qīwǔ)
- 欺凌 (qīlíng)
- 欺壓 / 欺压 (qīyā)
- 欺負 / 欺负
- 淩暴 / 凌暴 (língbào)
- 相欺 (xiang1 qi1) (Sichuanese)
- 蝦 / 虾 (Cantonese)