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民贼独夫

mín zéi dú fūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom) / traitorous dictator
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

民賊獨夫 民贼独夫 [min2 zei2 du2 fu1] /tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator/

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Other forms in these source records: 民賊獨夫

  • 民
    mín

    (bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country

    Mín

    surname Min

  • 贼
    zéi

    thief / robber / (bound form) traitor / subversive / (bound form) evil / wicked / sly / shifty / devious / (literary) to harm / to injure / (coll.) extremely / insanely / damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)

  • 独
    dú

    alone / independent / single / sole / only

  • 夫
    fū

    husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)

    fú

    (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.