oai quyền
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Definition
- Noun:
- Authority, power: "Oai quyền" refers to the legitimate power or right to command, make decisions, and enforce obedience, often associated with a high position or status.
- Majestic authority, imposing power: It can also imply authority that is awe-inspiring, dignified, and commands respect due to its grandeur or majesty.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Vị vua cai trị với oai quyền tuyệt đối. (The king ruled with absolute authority.)
- Oai quyền của vị chủ tịch khiến mọi người nể phục. (The chairman's majestic authority commanded everyone's respect.)
Advanced Usage
- "ra oai ra quyền": to act in an authoritarian or domineering manner, to throw one's weight around.
- Anh ta không có chức vụ gì nhưng lúc nào cũng ra oai ra quyền. (He holds no position but is always acting in a domineering manner.)
Variants and Related Words
- Uy quyền (n): Authority, power. This is the standard and more commonly used synonym. "Oai quyền" is considered a variant or dialectal form of "uy quyền."
- Quyền lực (n): Power, might (often in a general or political sense).
- Uy thế (n): Prestige, influential power.
Synonyms
- Thế lực (n): Force, influence.
- Bá quyền (n): Hegemony, supremacy (often over a region or domain).
Related Idioms
- Lên mặt ta đây oai quyền: to put on airs of authority; to act self-importantly.
- Mới được bổ nhiệm đã lên mặt ta đây oai quyền. (Just got appointed and he's already putting on airs of authority.)
- như uy quyền