created sense approved 阎王好见，小鬼难当/閻王好見，小鬼難當 · yánwánghǎojiànxiǎoguǐnándāng · the King of Hell is easy to see, but the little devils are hard to deal with — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
阎王好见，小鬼难当 / 閻王好見，小鬼難當
yánwánghǎojiànxiǎoguǐnándāng
the King of Hell is easy to see, but the little devils are hard to deal with
It is easier to deal with a high-ranking official than with their subordinates or lower-level gatekeepers who can be more obstructive
阎王 (literal) → 阎王/閻王 · yánwang · King of Hell 好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · easy to 见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to meet ， (non_chinese) 小鬼 (literal) → 小鬼 · xiǎoguǐ · villain 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · to withstand
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