僭越

Chinese

usurp
 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
trad. (僭越) 僭 越
simp. #(僭越) 僭 越

Pronunciation


Verb

僭越

  1. (literary) to overstep one's authority; to usurp
    司法僭越破壞民主 [MSC, trad.]
    司法僭越破坏民主 [MSC, simp.]
    sīfǎ jiànyuè pòhuài mínzhǔ [Pinyin]
    the judiciary has overstepped its authority and destroyed democracy

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
僭 越
せん
Hyōgaiji
えつ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃e̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Adjective

僭(せん)越(えつ) • (sen'etsu) -na (adnominal 僭(せん)越(えつ)な (sen'etsu na), adverbial 僭(せん)越(えつ)に (sen'etsu ni))

  1. presumptuous, arrogant

Inflection

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