| 强龙不压地头蛇 |
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé |
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law |
| 强 |
Qiáng |
surname Qiang |
| 强 |
jiàng |
stubborn / unyielding |
| 强 |
qiáng |
strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百强 |
| 强 |
qiǎng |
to force / to compel / to strive / to make an effort |
| 强 |
jiàng |
variant of 强 |
| 强 |
qiáng |
variant of 强 |
| 强 |
qiǎng |
variant of 强 |
| 龙 |
Lóng |
surname Long |
| 龙 |
lóng |
Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 压 |
yā |
to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure |
| 压 |
yà |
used in 压根儿 / used in 压马路 / used in 压板 |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 地头 |
dì tóu |
place / locality / edge of a field / lower margin of a page |
| 地头蛇 |
dì tóu shé |
local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss |
| 头 |
tóu |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:个 |
| 头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |
| 蛇 |
shé |
variant of 蛇 |
| 蛇 |
shé |
snake / serpent / CL:条 |
| 蛇 |
yí |
used in 委蛇 |