豺狼当道
chái​láng​dāng​dào

wicked people in power

  • created reference approved 豺狼当道/豺狼當道 → 豺狼当路/豺狼當路 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    豺狼当道 / 豺狼當道 chái​láng​dāng​dào

    豺狼当路 / 豺狼當路 chái​láng​dāng​lù

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  • created reference approved 豺狼当道/豺狼當道 → 豺狼横道/豺狼橫道 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    豺狼当道 / 豺狼當道 chái​láng​dāng​dào

    豺狼横道 / 豺狼橫道 chái​láng​héng​dào

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  • created sense approved 豺狼当道/豺狼當道 · chái​láng​dāng​dào · wicked people in power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    豺狼当道 / 豺狼當道

    chái​láng​dāng​dào

    wicked people in power

    ravenous wolves block the way; a metaphor for when greedy and cruel people hold positions of power or control the government

    豺狼 (literal) → 豺狼 · chái​láng · cruel and evil people 当道 (literal) → 当道/當道 · dāng​dào · to hold power

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