作威作福

Chinese

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Etymology

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惟辟作福，惟辟作威 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
wéi pì zuò fú, wéi pì zuò wēi [Pinyin]
Only the king awards. Only the king punishes.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. to openly abuse power; to tyrannize
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