擁兵自重

Chinese

		to command an army	to conduct oneself with dignity; to be self-possessed; to be dignified
trad. (擁兵自重)		擁兵	自重
simp. (拥兵自重)		拥兵	自重

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yōngbīngzìzhòng, yǒngbīngzìzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ, ㄩㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jung² bing¹ zi⁶ zung⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōngbīngzìzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yongbingzìhjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: yung¹-ping¹-tzŭ⁴-chung⁴
    • Yale: yūng-bīng-dz̀-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iongbingtzyhjonq
    • Palladius: юнбинцзычжун (junbinczyčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒngbīngzìzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒngbingzìhjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: yung³-ping¹-tzŭ⁴-chung⁴
    • Yale: yǔng-bīng-dz̀-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeongbingtzyhjonq
    • Palladius: юнбинцзычжун (junbinczyčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jung² bing¹ zi⁶ zung⁶
    • Yale: yúng bīng jih juhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jung² bing¹ dzi⁶ dzung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yung² bing¹ ji⁶ zung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² t͡sʊŋ²²/

Idiom

擁兵自重

1. to control a sizable army and defy orders from higher or central authorities

Synonyms

• 擁兵自固／拥兵自固