霸道

Traditional form:

霸道

Pinyin (reading):

bàdào

Definitions:

• the Way of the Hegemon
• abbr. for 霸王之道
• despotic rule
• rule by might
• evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道
• overbearing
• tyranny
• (of liquor, medicine etc) strong
• potent

Characters:

• 霸 - tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might
• 道 - method, way; path, road

Traditional characters:

• 霸 - tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might
• 道 - method, way; path, road