wield absolute power(shēng sǐ yǔ duó)
wield absolute power
Life and death, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ē ngs ǐ y ǔ Du ó, meaning reactionary rulers control the power of life and death, reward and punishment. From Han Feizi, Sanshou.
The origin of Idioms
In Han Feizi's Sanshou: "the opportunity to kill lies in the minister, and if so, the invasion."
Idiom usage
In Xunzi's system of the king, it is said that "so funeral, court appointment, division and travel are the same.". The noble and the humble, the killing and the taking. " Today, Wang Shen and others are in the position of Chang Bo. They are in the middle of the world and are inclined to the sea. Biography of Liu Cong in the book of Jin
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: kill and seize, kill and seize
Chinese PinYin : shēng sǐ yǔ duó
wield absolute power
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in humble station with high talk
in humble station with high talk. wèi bēi yán gāo
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Of the same breath and from joint branches
Of the same breath and from joint branches. tóng qì lián zhī
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to know is easy , but to do is difficult
to know is easy , but to do is difficult. zhī yì xíng nán
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