苛政猛于虎 kēzhèngměngyúhǔ tyranny is fiercer than a tiger Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苛政 kēzhèng tyranny (literary) cruel and oppressive rule, characterized by heavy taxes and harsh laws猛 měng adjective fierce ferocious; violent; savage于 於 yú preposition than Used after a word describing a quality to indicate comparison虎 hǔ noun tiger tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎohǔ