A deity in Chinese folk religion and Taoism who governs the fortune of a given year; he is thought to be extremely powerful and easily offended, forbidding construction or movement in his direction.
petty tyrant
A nickname for an aggressive, cruel, or powerful person who dominates a local area and whom others dare not provoke.
Imaginary celestial body used in ancient Chinese astronomy and calendrics that moves in the opposite direction of Jupiter to coordinate with the twelve earthly branches