发号施令

fā hào shī lìng

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1. to boss people around (idiom)

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Child Words of 发号施令

• 令 令 lǐng: classifier for a ream of paper
• 令 令 lìng: to order
• 发 发 fā: to send out
• 号 号 háo: roar
• 发 发 fà: hair
• 施 施 shī: (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)
• 号 号 hào: ordinal number