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攘为己有 — “Seize as one's own”

攘为己有 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to appropriate something that belongs to others and claim it as one's own; to seize for oneself”. Literally, “seize as one's own”.

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攘为己有 Pronunciation and Pinyin

攘为己有 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
攘
rǎng20seize, repel, or roll up
为
wèi4to be or to do
己
jǐ3self, oneself
有
yǒu6to have or to exist

Example Sentence with 攘为己有

这份报告明明是小张辛苦完成的,他怎么能攘为己有呢?
Xiao Zhang painstakingly completed this report, how could he claim it as his own?

Idioms Related to 攘为己有

Synonyms of 攘为己有

  • jù据wéi为jǐ己yǒu有appropriate to oneself

More idioms starting with 攘

  • rǎng攘rén人zhī之měi美usurp others' achievements
  • rǎng攘wài外ān安nèi内stabilize interior, ward off exterior threats
  • rǎng攘wǎng往xī熙lái来bustling with people
  • rǎng攘rǎng攘xī熙xī熙bustling and noisy
  • rǎng攘quán权duó夺lì利struggle for power and profit
  • rǎng攘lái来xī熙wǎng往bustling with people coming and going
  • rǎng攘jī肌jí及gǔ骨penetrate deep into the core
  • rǎng攘bì臂yī一hū呼raise arms and shout a rallying cry
  • rǎng攘mèi袂qiè切chǐ齿roll up sleeves and gnash teeth
  • rǎng攘mèi袂yǐn引lǐng领eagerly anticipating with great excitement

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What does 攘为己有 mean?

攘为己有 (rǎng wèi jǐ yǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to appropriate something that belongs to others and claim it as one's own; to seize for oneself”.

How do you pronounce 攘为己有?

攘为己有 is pronounced rǎng wèi jǐ yǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 攘为己有 literally mean?

Literally, 攘为己有 means “seize as one's own”. It is used to mean “to appropriate something that belongs to others and claim it as one's own; to seize for oneself”.

What is the Chinese definition of 攘为己有?

窃夺别人的东西,据为己有

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