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以暴易乱 — “To replace one tyranny with another”

以暴易乱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to replace one tyranny with another”. Resulting in no fundamental change in the oppressive situation. Literally, “to use violence to replace disorder”.

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以暴易乱 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 以yǐ
  • 暴bào
  • 易yì
  • 乱luàn

以暴易乱 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
以
yǐ5by means of
暴
bào15sudden intense violent exposure
易
yì8easy, change, or trade
乱
luàn7disorderly and confused

Example Sentence with 以暴易乱

公司最近更换了管理层,但新领导的管理方式和前任一样专断,大家觉得这简直是换汤不换药,以暴易乱。
The company recently changed its management, but the new leader's style is as authoritarian as the previous one; everyone feels this is simply replacing one oppressive regime with another, without any genuine improvement.

Idioms Related to 以暴易乱

Synonyms of 以暴易乱

  • yǐ以bào暴yì易bào暴replace tyranny with tyranny

More idioms starting with 以

  • yǐ以yī一jǐng儆bǎi百punish one to warn many
  • yǐ以yī一fèng奉bǎi百one producer supports a hundred consumers
  • yǐ以yī一dāng当shí十fight with the strength of ten men
  • yǐ以yī一dāng当bǎi百one person effective as a hundred
  • yǐ以yī一chí持wàn万Grasp key to control the whole
  • yǐ以yī一zhī知wàn万infer many from one
  • yǐ以yī一jǐng警bǎi百punish one to warn many
  • yǐ以yī一yù驭wàn万Control many by grasping the fundamental
  • yǐ以bù不biàn变yìng应wàn万biàn变respond to change with no change
  • yǐ以fǒu不jì济kě可help succeed by negating incorrect ideas
  • yǐ以fēng丰bǔ补qiàn歉save in times of plenty for scarcity
  • yǐ以wéi为kǒu口shí实provide material for criticism

Questions about 以暴易乱

What does 以暴易乱 mean?
以暴易乱 (yǐ bào yì luàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to replace one tyranny with another”.
How do you pronounce 以暴易乱?
以暴易乱 is pronounced yǐ bào yì luàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 以暴易乱 literally mean?
Literally, 以暴易乱 means “to use violence to replace disorder”. It is used to mean “to replace one tyranny with another”.
What is the Chinese definition of 以暴易乱?
用残暴者代替残暴者。指统治者换了,暴虐的统治没有改变
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