"Tyrannical" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 强横 | qiáng hèng | surly and unreasoning / bullying / tyrannical |   |
| 无道 | wú dào | tyrannical / brutal (regime) | |
| 暴虐 | bào nu:è | brutal / tyrannical | |
| 虐 | nu:è | oppressive / tyrannical | |
| 凶戾 | xiōng lì | cruel / tyrannical | |
| 畔援 | pàn yuán | domineering / tyrannical | |
| 淫威 | yín wēi | abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse | |
| 残虐 | cán nu:è | mistreatment / bullying / tyrannical cruelty | |
| 戾 |  lì | to bend / to violate / to go against / ruthless and tyrannical | |
| 作威作福 | zuò wēi zuò fú | tyrannical abuse (idiom) / riding roughshod over people | |
| 率兽食人 | shuài shòu shí rén | lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom) / fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people | |
| 苛政猛于虎 | kē zhèng měng yú hǔ | tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom) | |
