独霸一方 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to exercise sole hegemony ; to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
• to hold as one's personal fiefdom

Character by character

• 独dúalone, independent, only, single, solitary
• 霸bàtyrant; to usurp, to rule by might
• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 方fāngsquare, rectangle; side; region; flag

Idioms sharing a character

• 一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù
• 匠心独运 jiàng xīn dú yùn
• 单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu
• 孤独于世 gū dú yú shì
• 得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu
• 民贼独夫 mín zéi dú fū
• 独一无二 dú yī wú èr
• 独来独往 dú lái dú wǎng
• 独具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn
• 独具只眼 dú jù zhī yǎn

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