以言代法 in English yi3 yan2 dai4 fa3 Meaning

Meanings

• to substitute one's words for the law (idiomatic expression); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law

Pinyin

yi3 yan2 dai4 fa3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 言yan2words 代dai4to substitute 法fa3variant of 法[fa3]