粵

逼bik1宮gung1

simp逼宫
bik1 gung1bī gōng

English

  1. to force the king or emperor to abdicate
  2. to force the monarch to abdicate; to compel people of higher rank into doing something they are reluctant to do

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 古代嘅時候,大臣逼君主退位讓賢或妥協;引申為下位者聯合起嚟,逼上位者換人或讓步

Examples

  • 楊虎城發動兵諫,逼宮蔣介石,要求停止內戰,一致抗日。

    Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek and forced him to agree to end the civil war and focus their efforts to resist the Japanese invasion.

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

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