地頭蛇

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Chinese

edge of a field; destination snake; serpent
trad. (地頭蛇) 地頭
simp. (地头蛇) 地头
Literally: “local snake”.

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地頭蛇

  1. (figurative) local bully; peremptory or tyrannical local

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