爪牙吏
zhǎo​yá​lì

tyrant's henchman

  • created sense approved 爪牙吏 · zhǎo​yá​lì · tyrant's henchman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    爪牙吏

    zhǎo​yá​lì

    tyrant's henchman

    An official who serves as the tool of a tyrannical ruler; a government agent who uses their position to bully or oppress others.

    爪牙 (literal) → 爪牙 · zhǎo​yá · lackey 吏 (bound) → 吏 · lì · minor official

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense