山中無老虎,猴子稱大王

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Chinese

mountain; hill
 
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
not have tiger; tractor monkey; dice
 
to call; to praise; to weigh
to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable
king; the red joker, one of the two jokers that has a more reddish or colorful appearance
trad. (山中無老虎,猴子稱大王) 老虎 猴子 大王
simp. (山中无老虎,猴子称大王) 老虎 猴子 大王
alternative forms 山上無老虎,猴子稱大王山上无老虎,猴子称大王
山中無老虎,猴子也稱王山中无老虎,猴子也称王
Literally: “the monkeys reign when there are no tigers in the mountain”.

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山中無老虎,猴子稱大王

  1. in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; when the cat's away the mice will play

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