rule by might rather than right

HSK 6 #1838

DEFINITIONS

霸 bà
  • variant of 霸[ba4]
  • hegemon
  • tyrant
  • lord
  • feudal chief
  • to rule by force
  • to usurp
  • (in modern advertising) master

STROKES

WORDS

星際爭 xīng jì zhēng bà StarCraft (video game series)
春秋五 chūn qiū wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
橫行道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize
欺男女 qī nán bà nǚ to oppress the people; to act tyrannically
bō bà (slang) (loanword) big boobs; big-breasted; (coll.) tapioca balls, in 波霸奶茶[bo1 ba4 nai3 cha2]
奶茶 bō bà nǎi chá bubble milk tea (Tw); Boba milk tea; tapioca milk tea; see also 珍珠奶茶[zhen1 zhu1 nai3 cha2]
yù bà bathroom infrared heater, marketed as "bath master"
zhēng bà to contend for hegemony; a power struggle
dú bà to dominate (a market etc); to monopolize
一方 dú bà yī fāng to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc); to hold as one's personal fiefdom
一方 dú bà yī fāng to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc); to hold as one's personal fiefdom
chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom
kǎo bà "exam master", sb who takes many exams and aces all of them
街头王 jiē tóu bà wáng Street Fighter (video game series)
街頭王 jiē tóu bà wáng Street Fighter (video game series)
lù bà brigand; (modern) uncivil driver; road hog; (PRC) person who sets up an illegal toll; (Tw) person who uses a part of the street as their private parking place
王 jīn bà wáng Duracell (US brand of batteries etc)
佔 bà zhàn to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate
凌 bà líng bullying (loanword)
妻 bà qī to use one's power and influence to take another man's wife for oneself
州 bà zhōu Bazhou county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
州市 bà zhōu shì Bazhou county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
座 bà zuò to willfully occupy sb else's seat
业 bà yè the task of establishing and maintaining hegemony
業 bà yè the task of establishing and maintaining hegemony