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This feature highlights the idiom 「獨夫民賊」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Tyrant: a tyrannical and unjust ruler who is deserted by his people; traitor: a bad guy who harms the people. Refers to a cruel ruler who has committed serious crimes against the country and the people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dú fū mín zéi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
duk6 fu1 man4 chaak2
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