荆笔杨板 — “Jing's brush, Yang's tablet”
荆笔杨板 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where powerful individuals or officials monopolize authority and make decisions arbitrarily, often disregarding others' input or due process”. Literally, “Jing's brush, Yang's tablet”.
荆笔杨板 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 荆笔杨板 mean?
荆笔杨板 (jīng bǐ yáng bǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where powerful individuals or officials monopolize authority and make decisions arbitrarily, often disregarding others' input or due process”.
How do you pronounce 荆笔杨板?
荆笔杨板 is pronounced jīng bǐ yáng bǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 荆笔杨板 literally mean?
Literally, 荆笔杨板 means “Jing's brush, Yang's tablet”. It is used to mean “describes a situation where powerful individuals or officials monopolize authority and make decisions arbitrarily, often disregarding others' input or due process”.
What is the Chinese definition of 荆笔杨板?
荆：晋惠帝时权臣楚王司马玮；杨：晋惠帝时权臣杨骏；板：诏书。形容权臣专权用事