发号施令

Traditional: 發號施令

fā hào shī lìng

Dictionary entry

to boss people around (idiom)

What does 发号施令 mean?

发号施令 (fā hào shī lìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to boss people around (idiom)

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发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)号háo(bound form) to wail; to howl 施Shīsurname Shi 令língused in 脊令[ji2 ling2] · used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])

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发号施令

fā hào shī lìng

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