作威作福

zuò wēi zuò fú

Dictionary entry

tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people

What does 作威作福 mean?

作威作福 (zuò wēi zuò fú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people

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作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 威wēipower · might 福Fúsurname Fu · abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]

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作威作福

zuò wēi zuò fú

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