独断专行 in English du2 duan4 zhuan1 xing2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to decide and act alone (idiomatic expression); to take arbitrary action
  • a law unto oneself

Simplified Characters

独 断 专 行

Traditional Characters

獨 斷 專 行

Pinyin

du2 duan4 zhuan1 xing2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

独du2alone 断duan4to break 专zhuan1for a particular person, occasion, purpose 行xing2row