强龙不压地头蛇
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
idiom
Traditional: 強龍不壓地頭蛇
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- (idiom) lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
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一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
→一板三眼(yī bǎn sān yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
→土豪(tǔ háo)— local tyrant
→一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)— lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
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