A dog living alone is independent like a wild beast without a pack.
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独断专行
独断专行
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- ，。
He is always arbitrary and headstrong, refusing to listen to others' opinions.
- 貳形adjective
a law unto oneself
- 。
He always acts arbitrarily without consulting others.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
独断专行
Traditional獨斷專行
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- ，。
He is always arbitrary and headstrong, refusing to listen to others' opinions.
- 貳形adjective
a law unto oneself
- 。
He always acts arbitrarily without consulting others.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
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