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苛政猛于虎
kē​zhèng​měng​yú​hǔ

tyranny is fiercer than a tiger

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 苛政 kē​zhèng
    tyranny
    (literary) cruel and oppressive rule, characterized by heavy taxes and harsh laws
  2. 猛 měng adjective
    fierce
    ferocious; violent; savage
  3. 于 於 yú preposition
    than
    Used after a word describing a quality to indicate comparison
  4. 虎 hǔ noun
    tiger
    tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎo​hǔ