大權在握

Chinese

		great power or authority	to be in one's hands; to be within one's grasp; confident of success to be in one's hands; to be within one's grasp; confident of success; certain; definite
trad. (大權在握)		大權	在握
simp. (大权在握)		大权	在握

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàquánzàiwò

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ kyun⁴ zoi⁶ aak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàquánzàiwò
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàcyuánzàiwò
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-chʻüan²-tsai⁴-wo⁴
    • Yale: dà-chywán-dzài-wò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahchyuantzaywoh
    • Palladius: дацюаньцзайво (dacjuanʹczajvo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ kyun⁴ zoi⁶ aak¹
    • Yale: daaih kyùhn joih āak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ kyn⁴ dzoi⁶ aak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ kün⁴ zoi⁶ ag¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ t͡sɔːi̯²² aːk̚⁵/

Idiom

大權在握

1. to have (hold) great power in one's hands; to be in a position of power