苛政猛於虎
kē​zhèng​měng​yú​hǔ

tyranny is fiercer than a tiger

  • created reference approved 苛政猛于虎/苛政猛於虎 → 礼记/禮記 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    苛政猛于虎 / 苛政猛於虎 kē​zhèng​měng​yú​hǔ

    礼记 / 禮記 lǐ​jì

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 苛政猛于虎/苛政猛於虎 · kē​zhèng​měng​yú​hǔ · tyranny is fiercer than a tiger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    苛政猛于虎 / 苛政猛於虎

    kē​zhèng​měng​yú​hǔ

    tyranny is fiercer than a tiger

    (literary) tyrannical government and heavy taxes are more cruel and fearsome than a wild beast; oppressive rule is worse than a tiger

    苛政 (literal) → 苛政 · kē​zhèng · tyranny 猛 (literal) → 猛 · měng · fierce 于 (literal) → 于/於 · yú · than 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger

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

    created sense