暴内陵外 — “To oppress people at home and bully outsiders”
暴内陵外 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to oppress people at home and bully outsiders”. To be cruel to one's own people and tyrannical towards others. Literally, “tyrannize inside, bully outside”.
暴内陵外 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- bào暴lì厉zì恣suī睢brutal, tyrannical, and unrestrained
- bào暴fā发hù户newly rich person lacking refinement
- bào暴qǔ取háo豪duó夺violently seize and brutally plunder
- bào暴lì戾zì恣suī睢cruel, violent, and despotic
- bào暴liǎn敛héng横zhēng征impose exorbitant taxes and levies
- bào暴tiǎn殄tiān天wù物recklessly waste natural resources or valuables
- bào暴yǔn殒qīng轻shēng生suddenly commit suicide
- pù暴sāi腮lóng龙mén门fail an important examination or endeavor
- bào暴hǔ虎píng冯hé河reckless courage without strategy
- bào暴nüè虐wú无dào道cruel and tyrannical
- pù暴yī衣lù露guàn冠to toil tirelessly
- pù暴yī衣lù露gài盖toil hard, enduring sun and dew
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Open the tool →Questions about 暴内陵外
What does 暴内陵外 mean?
暴内陵外 (bào nèi líng wài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to oppress people at home and bully outsiders”.
How do you pronounce 暴内陵外?
暴内陵外 is pronounced bào nèi líng wài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 暴内陵外 literally mean?
Literally, 暴内陵外 means “tyrannize inside, bully outside”. It is used to mean “to oppress people at home and bully outsiders”.
What is the Chinese definition of 暴内陵外?
暴：残害；陵：同“凌”，侵犯，凌侮。对内残害百姓，对外欺压弱小。