粵

以ji5強koeng4凌ling4弱joek6

simp以强凌弱
ji5 koeng4 ling4 joek6yǐ qiáng líng ruò

English

  1. to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
  2. to use one's strength to mistreat people; to bully

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 依靠強大嘅勢力,欺侮弱小嘅人

Examples

  • 恃強欺弱嘅人真係好冷血。

    People who mistreat people by their own advantage are cold-blooded.

  • 你唔好諗住自己生得高大就可以恃強凌弱。

    Don't ever think that you can mistreat others just because you are stronger.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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