lóng​lí​cāng​hǎi​zāo​xiā​xì

dragon out of water is mocked by shrimp

Senses

龙离沧海遭虾戏/ 龍離滄海遭蝦戲 lóng​lí​cāng​hǎi​zāo​xiā​xì dragon out of water is mocked by shrimp

a person of great power or talent who has lost their position and is being bullied by those far beneath them; usually paired with the image of a tiger on the plains being bullied by dogs

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