權術 [权术]

Jyutping kyun4 seot6
Pinyin quán shù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. art of politics
  2. political tricks (often derog.)
  3. power play
  4. to play at politics
  5. underhand trickery
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一種​鑽研​政治​手段​，​喺​官​場​爭​權​奪​利​嘅​學​問​；​喺​中​國​古代​，​由​法家​所​提倡​，​主要​研究​君主​統治國家​時要​點樣​控制​朝野​，​監視​官員​，​唔​好​俾​官員​權力​過大​；​喺​歐​洲​，​權​術​嘅​代表​有​《​君王​論​》​；​喺​現​代​，​有負​面​嘅​意思
    machiavellianism (political thought)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, derogatory
    political trickery; shifts in politics
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢用咗两年嘅权术将佢老板架空成一个傀儡。
    佢用咗兩年嘅權術將佢老闆架空成一個傀儡。
    keoi5 jung6 zo2 loeng5 nin4 ge3 kyun4 seot6 zoeng1 keoi5 lou5 baan2 gaa3 hung1 sing4 jat1 go3 faai3 leoi5.
    • He makes his boss a mere figurehead with two years of trickery and power games.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    权术
    權術
    quán shù
    • political manoeuvre