hǔ​luò​píng​yáng​bèi​quǎn​qī

a tiger in the plains is bullied by dogs

Senses

虎落平阳被犬欺/ 虎落平陽被犬欺 hǔ​luò​píng​yáng​bèi​quǎn​qī a tiger in the plains is bullied by dogs

a tiger away from its mountain home and down on the plains will be bullied by dogs; used to describe a powerful person who is bullied by someone lesser when they lose their position of power

References

synonym 虎落平阳被犬欺/虎落平陽被犬欺 龙离沧海遭虾戏/龍離滄海遭蝦戲
variant 虎落平阳被犬欺/虎落平陽被犬欺 虎落平阳/虎落平陽
abbreviation 虎落平阳/虎落平陽 虎落平阳被犬欺/虎落平陽被犬欺