獨斷專行 dú duàn zhuān xíng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
  2. a law unto oneself

CHARACTERS

獨 dú alone, single, solitary, only
斷 duàn sever, cut off; interrupt
專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession
行 xíng go; walk; move, travel; circulate