以言代法，以权压法 in English yi3 yan2 dai4 fa3 , yi3 quan2 ya1 fa3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiomatic expression); completely lawless behavior
  • Might makes right.

Simplified Characters

以 言 代 法 ， 以 权 压 法

Traditional Characters

以 言 代 法 ， 以 權 壓 法

Pinyin

yi3 yan2 dai4 fa3 , yi3 quan2 ya1 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] ， 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 权quan2surname Quan 压ya1to press 法fa3variant of 法[fa3]