強龍不壓地頭蛇

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See also: 强龙不压地头蛇

Chinese

strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 
 dragon; imperial; surname not; no
to crush; to press; to push down
to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place
 
 local snake; local bully; peremptory or tyrannical local
trad. (強龍不壓地頭蛇) 強 龍 不 壓 地頭蛇
simp. (强龙不压地头蛇) 强 龙 不 压 地头蛇
Literally: “A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake”.

Pronunciation

Proverb

強龍不壓地頭蛇

  1. Even a powerful person cannot defeat a local bully.
    • 「也罷，這正是『強龍不壓地頭蛇』。」
      「也罢，这正是『强龙不压地头蛇』。」
      From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
      “Yěbà, zhè zhèngshì ‘qiáng lóng bù yā dìtóushé’.”
      "Well, as the saying goes, even a powerful person cannot defeat a local bully."

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