生殺大權

生杀大权
shēngshādàquán
  1. life-and-death power
  2. ultimate power

CEDICT

life-and-death power; ultimate power

Wiktionary

掌握使人生存或死亡的權力。形容權力極大。如：「他在公司握有生殺大權，你最好先得到他的支持，企劃案才有通過的機會。」也作「生殺之權」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 生 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student
2 殺 shā
  1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
  2. to weaken; to reduce
  3. (dialect) to smart
  4. (used after a verb) extremely
3 大權 dàquán
  1. power
  2. authority