tǔ​huáng​dì

local tyrant, local despot

土皇帝 tǔ​huáng​dì
local tyrant, local despot
A local tyrant or bully who rules a territory like a king, historically referring to warlords or landlords and now used to mock corrupt local officials.

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Movie subtitles
0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.206 per million

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