làn quándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to abuse one's authority / to misuse power
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Original source entry:

濫權 滥权 [lan4 quan2] /to abuse one's authority; to misuse power/

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Other forms in these source records: 濫權

  • 滥
    làn

    overflowing / excessive / indiscriminate

  • 权
    quán

    authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary

    Quán

    surname Quan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.