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僭越

jiàn yuè

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Definitions

  1. 1. to usurp
  2. 2. to overstep one's authority

Child Words of 僭越

僭
jiàn

(bound form) to overstep one's authority

越
yuè

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods