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一人之下万人之上

/ yī rén zhī xià wàn rén zhī shàng /
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Collocation

1
爬上了一人之下,万人之上的位置
2
已经是一人之下,万人之上
3
一人之下,万人之上,还不满足

Definition

一人之下,万人之上:

Literally means:

superior to millions of people yet inferior to only one

Actually means:

一人, one man, refers to the king; 万人, ten thousand people, refers to ordinary citizens.

This phrase formerly refers to the prime minister who was inferior only to king in ancient China. Now it is used to refer to people with great power and influence in general; extremely powerful and influential.

一人,皇帝。万人,普通大众。

一人之下,万人之上,旧时指地位仅低于皇帝的宰相。现在泛指地位非常高,权势利非常大。

Example

Used as a minor sentence, or as object or attributive. (作小句、宾语、定语)
1
Xiǎozhāng
小张
zuò
shìzhǎng
市长
zhù
助理
de
shíhou
时候
  
,
shíshàng
实际上
dài
shìzhǎng
市长
xíngshǐ
行使
shìzhǎng
市长
zhíquán
职权
  
,
rénzhīxià
一人之下
  
,
wàn
rén
zhīshàng
之上
  
,
wèi
shìzhǎng
市长
yào
tīng
de
jiàn
意见
  

When Xiao Zhang was an assistant mayor, he actually acted as mayor, and several deputy mayors had to listen to him.

2
xiànzài
现在
de
wèi
地位
jīng
已经
shì
rénzhīxià
一人之下
  
,
wàn
rén
zhīshàng
之上
  
,
nándào
难道
hái
mǎn
满足
ma
  
?

Your present position is already under one person, tens of thousands of people above, are you not satisfied?

3
Zài
dānwèi
单位
shàng
le
rénzhīxià
一人之下
  
,
wàn
rén
zhīshàng
之上
de
wèizhi
位置
  
,
ge
哪个
mén
部门
de
jīng
经理
jiàn
dōu
ràng
sān
fēn
  

In the unit he climbed under one person, tens of thousands of people above the position, which department manager saw him all let three points.