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Here, we present the idiom 「獨斷獨行」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Act arbitrarily without considering other people’s opinions. Describes an undemocratic style.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dú duàn dú háng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

duk6 dyun6 duk6 hang4

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