稱王稱霸

Chinese

		to proclaim oneself king	to proclaim oneself hegemon; to seek hegemony; to tyrannise to proclaim oneself hegemon; to seek hegemony; to tyrannise; to take a leading role; to dominate
trad. (稱王稱霸)		稱王	稱霸
simp. (称王称霸)		称王	称霸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēngwángchēngbà

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄥ ㄅㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ wong⁴ cing¹ baa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēngwángchēngbà
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄥ ㄅㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chengwángchengbà
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-wang²-chʻêng¹-pa⁴
    • Yale: chēng-wáng-chēng-bà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengwangchengbah
    • Palladius: чэнванчэнба (čɛnvančɛnba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ wong⁴ cing¹ baa³
    • Yale: chīng wòhng chīng ba
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ wong⁴ tsing¹ baa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ wong⁴ qing¹ ba³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paː³³/

Idiom

稱王稱霸

1. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to seek hegemony; to domineer; to lord it over others