專擅

Chinese

		for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized	usurp; without authority
trad. (專擅)		專	擅
simp. (专擅)		专	擅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuānshàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢ ㄕㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ sin⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuānshàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢ ㄕㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuanshàn
    • Wade–Giles: chuan¹-shan⁴
    • Yale: jwān-shàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanshann
    • Palladius: чжуаньшань (čžuanʹšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun¹ sin⁶
    • Yale: jyūn sihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ sin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ xin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ siːn²²/

Verb

專擅

1. to usurp authority
2. to make an arbitrary decision; to act arbitrarily

Synonyms

• (to make an arbitrary decision):

• 專斷／专断 (zhuānduàn)
• 專輒／专辄 (zhuānzhé) (literary)
• 擅自作主 (shànzì zuòzhǔ)
• 獨斷／独断 (dúduàn)