Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「攝威擅勢」.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「攝威擅勢」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
It means to rely on power to be domineering.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shè wēi shàn shì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sip3 wai1 sin6 sai3
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
