独夫

獨夫
dúfū
  1. sole ruler
  2. dictator

CEDICT

  1. (literary) bachelor; widower
  2. bachelor; widower
  3. ruthless ruler who has lost the people's support; tyrant; autocrat

Wiktionary

  1. 独身的男子。
  2. 匹夫。指无道之君。《荀子．议兵》：「诛桀纣，若诛独夫。故泰誓曰：『独夫纣。』此之谓也。」后引申为暴虐无道的君主。唐．杜牧〈阿房宫赋〉：「独夫之心，日益骄固。」

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Entry Composition

1 独 dú
  1. alone
  2. independent
  3. single
  4. sole
  5. only
2 夫 fū
  1. husband
  2. man
  3. manual worker
  4. conscripted laborer (old)

Containing this entry

民贼独夫 mínzéidúfū tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
独夫民贼 dúfūmínzéi tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

Related entries

独裁者 dúcáizhě
  1. dictator
  2. autocrat
可憐的人民任憑殘暴的獨裁者處置。

The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.

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